Posted on 09/01/2015 1:16:36 PM PDT by lbryce
A new poll in early battleground Iowa has former brain surgeon Ben Carson surging into a tie with Donald Trump for the first time in the GOP presidential contest — a stunning jump for a political novice who is the latest outsider to shake up the race.
Trump and Carson, who came to prominence when he laced into President Obama at a televised prayer breakfast in 2013 as the president looked on, each got 23 percent in the Monmouth University poll released Monday. Former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina — another outsider who has never held elective office — is third at 10 percent. It’s the first time in a month that Trump hasn’t had the lead all to himself in one of the four early-voting states. When GOP voters in Iowa were asked if the next president should be someone “outside of government,” 66 percent said yes. Only 23 percent opted for “someone with government experience.” “People are hungry for something different, something that has not been tried before,” Iowa state GOP chair Jeff Kaufmann told The Post. “Certainly a neurosurgeon that is involved in politics is new. It’s out of the box, it’s fresh, all of those adjectives that people claim they want. “I always knew, obviously, Republicans are not fans of President Obama,” Kaufmann added. “The depth and intensity of that is actually more than what I had believed it was.”
Carson has impressed GOP crowds with his understated demeanor, slashing attacks on the president, and denunciations of political correctness. He is the only major black presidential candidate in either party, and grew up in tough Detroit neighborhoods — raised by a single mom with only a third-grade education..
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The GOPe must be quaking in their boots that a conservative caught up to their boy.
Two recent converts trying for the top job
I would never vote for a recent convert for the top job
Ben Carson - the surging surgeon!
I’m not really surprised.
Nice sells.
Dr Benjamin Carson, following in the steps of the Great Dr. Benjamin RUSH. I’m rushing to support CARSON.
I think one thing Carson has going for him is that he acts presidential.
TRUMP has a huge independent following...Carson is a great guy....TRUMP has his own money....Carson would owe “favors”....TRUMP is a seasoned business expert..just what the U.S. needs right now...Carson is a Doctor......TRUMP is a “recovered Democrat”...like Reagan ....Carson...has done some stem cell research...and thinks” people in big cities should not own rifles”...TRUMP.
That’s nice. It is not nearly enough.
Yep, You got me on that.
Benjamin Solomon “Ben” Carson, Sr., M.D.
But his speaking style is very normal, more so than the policy statements in his books I would say, it is like having a conversation with your next door neighbor. Attractively not the same super smooth, tired phrases of most politicians but their effectiveness in the job is still completely untested.
Old news. New poll shows Trump 2:1 over Carson in Iowa.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3331775/posts
Just like the rest, Conservative today.
June 20, 2015 “Dr. Ben Carson said America’s borders must be sealed to protect against terrorism and told a prominent group of Latino elected officials that he also supports giving illegal immigrants a path to legalization and eventual citizenship . . .”
http://joemiller.us/2015/06/ben-carson-now-backs-amnesty-for-illegals/
Bump!
Faux poll. See new poll thread today. It’s not even close. Trump is way ahead.
There is almost nothing in Ben Carson’s stated positions or his character that rational conservative Republicans do not find compelling. If he were the Republican nominee and took 50% of the black vote, it would be a catastrophe for the Democrats.
For those of us that are one issue voters, your guy no better.
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