Wow, amazing how ridiculous the criticisms on this thread are about his answer. What he did was accurately and deftly avoid stepping into a “gotcha” trap of the media. He’s 100% correct in his answer. The Constitution allows a Muslim to run for president. We just have to be smart enough to know better than to vote for one, and nothing in the Constitution requires us to.
He didn’t need to sabotage himself by giving the media a baseball bat with which to beat him up, as Carson has done (this lack of savvy by Carson is a reason that, while I like him, I don’t have a lot of confidence in his ability to navigate the treacherous campaign waters ahead).
Nothing in Ted’s answer suggests in the slightest that he disagrees with Carson, but Ted knows that, just as when you’re on the witness stand in a courtroom, you elaborate at your peril. This answer should win him respect, not criticism from people thinking that a cultural foodfight at this stage of the game is a good idea.
Amen!