Therein lies the last irony. Carson is SDA, with all that nonsense they support. But remember, they are voting for the guy who sounds the most religious!
Trust me, Rick Santorum was the Ben Carson of that season. He had no ideas. He stood in front of a banner that said "courageous," then explained how courageous he was. What kind of dummy votes for someone who has to remind you how courageous and religious they were?
As for "who" they should have supported? Obviously, the only logical choice would have been Newt, even with all his baggage. He actually had a platform. Santorum had Porno at the top of his Issues page for months.
His biggest problem was a lack of money.
His biggest problem was that he was an unlikable, sanctimonious scrub with no ideas. That's why he was always doomed from the start.