Posted on 10/28/2015 6:39:19 AM PDT by McGruff
News broke Tuesday morning that retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson now leads the Republican presidential field not only in Iowa but also in a national New York Times/CBS News poll. And that means just one thing for Wednesday night’s debate in Boulder, Colorado: Carson will be under fire. How the GOP race’s newest front-runner fields the attacks will offer another angle on a candidate who is only beginning to face real scrutiny.
Carson is known for his calm, soft-spoken demeanor. Over the course of his acclaimed surgical career at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, he earned the moniker “Gentle Ben.” That reputation, his devout Christian faith and his position as a political neophyte have drawn primary voters to him. A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found that Republicans viewed Carson as the most honest of their candidates and believed he had “the best personality and temperament to serve effectively as president.” Pundits panned his two previous debate performances, knocking him for being vague and unaggressive. But it didn’t hurt his standing with voters. In fact, he’s only gained strength since.
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Re; your photo collage of Carson/Obama.
Very good- and very true.
I have said on other threads that if Trump feels he needs a black VP, Col West works for me.
I have said on other threads that if Trump feels he needs a black VP, Col West works for me.
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Trump/West- dream ticket.
I think you may be on to something
Exactly. I mean just because he’s a Christian doctor that makes him qualified.
However, Trump scoring points because he’s NOT GOING TO BOW OUT OF IOWA!!!!!!! Now that’s the American spirit!!!
Me, neither. I do have one friend who supports Huck but the rest support Trump.
To Donald Trump’s right will be Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee and John Kasich,
in that order. To Ben Carson’s left will be Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie
and Rand Paul, in that order. For candidates whose national poll averages were tied,
podium positions were selected by a drawing.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/21/cnbc-reveals-republican-presidential-debate-lineup.html
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