We won’t have one this time either. I can’t imagine Carson’s appeal. He literally puts me to sleep when he speaks. Nice, accomplished man, but not POTUS material.
....”I can’t imagine Carson’s appeal. He literally puts me to sleep when he speaks. Nice, accomplished man, but not POTUS material.”
My take on this is that as far as this straw poll is concerned, the “Republicans are obstructionist and confrontational” meme has in large part been successful.
I agree w/you about Carson, though he’s a fine man and remarkably skilled, he will be winning nothing. This poll was taken among cowed, worn out pollees who just want to go along to get along. That’s not especially encouraging, but it’s also not very meaningful.
It the conservative version of affirmative action (or Confirmative Action), where any semi-conservative black person with an interest in politics is instantly elevated to dream candidate. Because that will show once and for all that Republicans aren't racist. Add to that the fantasy that blacks will have a revelation that their dedication to the Democrat party is all a big mistake, and will vote for a black Republican. For some the dream never dies, so we get people pining for Colin Powell, Condi Rice, J.C. Watts, Herman Cain, and now Ben Carson.