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BREAKING: Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson dropped out the 2016 presidential race Friday, days after declaring there was “no political path forward” for his campaign. In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Carson said “I am leaving the campaign trail,” but promised he would remain heavily involved “in saving our nation.” The announcement was widely expected. On Wednesday Carson sent a message to supporters saying, “I do not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results” and he did not attend Thursday’s Fox News debate in Detroit. In Friday's wide-ranging speech, Carson warned...

Following a poor performance on Super Tuesday, Ben Carson announced on Wednesday that he sees no “path forward” in the race for the Republican nomination and will not attend Thursday’s Fox News GOP debate in his hometown of Detroit. “I do not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results,” Carson said in a statement. “However, this grassroots movement on behalf of ‘We the People’ will continue. Along with millions of patriots who have supported my campaign for president, I remain committed to Saving America for Future Generations. We must not depart from our...

WASHINGTON (SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP) -- Dr. Ben Carson suspended his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination Wednesday afternoon, bringing his outsider bid for the nomination to an end, officials close to the campaign told Sinclair Broadcast Group. Carson's campaign released an official statement announcing he would not be attending the Fox News GOP debate on Thursday...

GOP presidential candidate Dr Ben Carson is suspending his presidential campaign after failing to win a single state or collect many delegates through Super Tuesday.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson announced Wednesday that he sees no “political path forward” after his Super Tuesday losses -- and will not attend the upcoming Fox News debate. “I have decided not to attend the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate tomorrow night in Detroit,” he said in a statement Thursday. “Even though I will not be in my hometown of Detroit on Thursday, I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America. I do not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results. “However, this grassroots movement on behalf of “We the People”...

Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, will tell his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a "path forward" and will not attend Thursday's debate in Detroit, according to two Republicans familiar with his plans. Carson, however, will not formally suspend his campaign. Instead, the Republicans said, he has decided to make a speech about his political future on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, just outside of Washington. But the announcement will serve as an acknowledgment that Carson's...

Republican hopeful Ben Carson has gone on behavior patrol. He has called for a meeting of all the GOP candidates on Thursday, prior to the 11th presidential debate on Thursday in Detroit, to be aired by Fox News. . . "I am confident that the five remaining candidates can rise above the sophomoric attacks of past encounters and have a serious discussion about substantive issues and how we will lead our nation forward toward a more prosperous and secure future.

It appears that the media outlets have already begun to leak exit data about Super Tuesday results. It seems fairly predictable so far. In the same way, what will happen with the Trump and Cruz haters in the media is also predictable. They will deny any victories on the part of either man by comparing it to what some talking head thinks "should have happened". We know that that has been a big part of their playbook to date, and we know that Marco Rubio is their establishment guy. They will pull out all the stops tonight, because he appears...

"Trump, Rubio and Cruz are all destined to lose in 2016 because without Ben Carson on the ticket, they will lose the African-American vote," he wrote. . . . "The demographics of America have changed dramatically, and that is why Ben Carson must stay in this race," Sousa wrote. "He may not win the GOP nomination, but he still holds the winning hand in this political poker game.

Super Tuesday is arguably the most important day of the entire primary season—at least so far.snip Despite an especially contentious debate and harsh exchanges that continued over the past weekend, Donald Trump’s support held steady in the states holding Republican primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday, according to Election Tracking surveys conducted by SurveyMonkey.

<p>Ted Cruz has a double-digit lead over Donald Trump in Texas according to a new poll commissioned by FOX4.</p> <p>The Texas Senator has an 11 point lead over the New York businessman – 36 percent to 25 percent. Florida Senator Marco Rubio was third at 19 percent. John Kasich had 9 percent and Ben Carson had 8 percent. Only 3 percent of voters said they were undecided.</p>

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have released their tax returns for the last four years and the last five years, respectivelyThe Republican presidential candidates made the documents public as they mount attacks against front-runner Trump for not disclosing Trump is hiding up to five years-worth of his returnsTrump is being audited and said that's why the documents haven't be releasedThe audit 'makes it even more important for him to release his taxes', Cruz argued on a Sunday broadcast of 'Face The Nation' ...

A few horse-racey thoughts before Super Tuesday. To pre-empt the usual objections, let me emphasize that what follows concerns itself not with my personal preferences but with what is electorally likely: ~Donald Trump seems set for a pretty super day, winning at least ten of the twelve states, and more likely eleven, or possibly a full sweep. The exceptions are Ted Cruz's home state of Texas (where there is conflicting polling evidence) and perhaps, if you cling to the pre-Nevada conventional wisdom about Trump's organizational weakness in caucus states, Minnesota. But a ten-state victory for Trump will still be a...

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told supporters Saturday in Irving that he has heard plenty of calls to drop out of the Republican presidential primary. Some "special interests" have even made personal appeals to him, he said. "I've got unanswered calls on my phone right now, 'Oh, if you did this or did this, and did this, or if you drop out and support this guy, we'll give you all this money and we'll make sure you're a senator here,'" Carson said.

In his remarks today at a rally in Fort Worth, Tex., Donald Trump knew he’d make news. “I’ve never said this before,” he declared. We’ll await the word of the Washington Post Fact Checker on the integrity of the statement, but Trump did appear to be veering into a new talking point. A media-law talking point, that is: One of the things I’m going to do, and this is going to make it tougher for me…but one of the things I’m going to do if I win…is I’m going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely...

Ted Cruz: Donald's positions are identical to Hillary's

When Chris Christie threw his support behind Donald Trump, Washington gasped...

"If you’re supporting this man after hearing this, I don’t know what to say"...

... Warning: these will not raise your I.Q."Ted Cruz is a fake Christian who doesn't tithe enough, so I'm voting for Trump who rejects God's forgiveness.""I hate Marco Rubio because he was for amnesty, so I'm voting Trump who donated money to help most of those gang of 8 guys elected.""John Kasich is pro-Obamacare so he sucks, that's why I'm voting Trump, who's for single-payer healthcare.""I hate the GOP establishment always betraying conservatives so I'm voting Trump, who's to the Left of them all.""I hate low-information voters that's why I'm voting Trump even though I don't know where he stands...

By Congressman Mo Brooks, who represents the 5th congressional district of Alabama and serves as the Alabama State Chairman for Cruz for President. Many candidates have made their mark focusing on the Obama administration's past mistakes, and there are a lot of them. But now it's time to look to the future. As this campaign goes on, voters will begin to focus on who has the best plan for dramatic economic growth. It's clear that Ted Cruz's pro-growth policies are the best to increase employment and wages for Americans. The Obama administration likes to tout an unemployment rate hovering above...