Carson was already famous as a surgeon. There is a movie about him with Cuba Gooding Jr. playing Carson. It is pretty good. The man is a genius.
He spoke at a national prayer breakfast with Obama and stood up to him there. He then became a media darling of Christian conservatives. People starting saying he should run as president. He could be the anti-Obama.
He did an exploratory committee and found a lot of support. As a result he ran and raised a lot of money.
Unfortunately his genius as a surgeon has not translated as a genius at being a politician. He probably would be a decent president if he could build a decent team, but his current team has not been adequate to give him the commanding lead he would require to win the nomination or presidency.
Having said that, I could vote for Carson in the general, though I prefer Cruz first.
Carson should have gotten better council, being a brilliant X does not make one a good politician or president.... He got some bad advice, and should have never gotten into the race.
He never had any shot, and frankly, don’t think he has the skills to be a successful politician.
That doesn’t make him a bad man or take away from his talents, they are just not in the areas they need to be to be a politician or the President.
He got bad council, or did not listen to the right ones.