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Carson: Hey, I'm Taking a Break From Campaigning For a Few Weeks To Sell Books
Townhall.com ^ | 10/15/15 | Guy Benson

Posted on 10/15/2015 11:45:52 AM PDT by Amntn

This man is in second place nationally, and tied for first if you believe a few recent polls. He's steadily gained momentum and ground on Donald Trump, and now he's going to capitalize on his momentum by...stepping away from the campaign trail for two weeks for a hybrid fundraising push/book tour. ABC News reports:

Republican presidential contender Dr. Ben Carson has put his public campaign events on hold for two more weeks to go on book tour for his new tome “A More Perfect Union” and catch up on fundraising events. The campaign has been careful to separate campaign events and the book tour, and doesn’t want to classify the tour as related to the campaign in any way. This week he is catching up on fundraising events and will be back on his book tour next week making stops in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. So for the next two weeks, Carson won't be appearing at any public "campaign events." Carson will be going back and forth between campaign fundraising events and book tour events over the next two weeks...The campaign says the next time they will appear publicly with Carson will be the day of the next GOP debate on Oct. 28. His last public campaign event was Oct. 2.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: amoreperfectunion; bencarson; books; booktour; campaign; campaigning; carson; carson2016
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To: HarleyLady27

Carson has left to promote his book, Trump has a book coming out, but you don’t see or hear him taking a leave from campaigning to sell his...


Not to mention, Trump isn’t even making money off of his new book....all proceeds go to charity.


41 posted on 10/15/2015 12:56:38 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Amntn

Why not? He’s already gotten what he came for. Trump probably offered him Secretary of Health and Human Services. He must be thinking, “ Why do all that traveling? I give Senior Amnesty a chance to get HIS ass kicked like Carly and Yeb.”


42 posted on 10/15/2015 12:57:09 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Amntn

The Republican political consultants must be pulling their hair out LOL. This is the best election cycle ever!


43 posted on 10/15/2015 12:58:59 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
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To: HarleyLady27

_one_ ad? Trump spent half that on his whole campaign so far and is trouncing everyone.


44 posted on 10/15/2015 1:02:52 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Everyone entering NRA offices come out alive. Not so Planned Parenthood.)
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To: Amntn

I simply can not take Ben seriously. Just withdraw. Let’s let those that are serious move forward.


45 posted on 10/15/2015 1:03:21 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: ctdonath2

Yep...so who do we want as POTUS??? I don’t want anyone but Trump!!!


46 posted on 10/15/2015 1:04:15 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: Qiviut

yep. But this has to be driving the Bush staffers nuts LOL


47 posted on 10/15/2015 1:04:46 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Want Cruz, but he has to get there.
He could do it if Trump were not in the race, but seeing as Trump _is_ in the race and unlikely to leave, methinks we’d better get comfortable with POTUS Trump.


48 posted on 10/15/2015 1:11:59 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Everyone entering NRA offices come out alive. Not so Planned Parenthood.)
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To: Amntn

I just remembered when the huckster went to the cayman islands for a “book signing” LOL. Was right in the middle of the campaign.


49 posted on 10/15/2015 1:14:43 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
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To: ctdonath2

I think your right...Trump isn’t going anywhere but UP...and as soon as the lower 8 blood suckers get out, that will put him in the 60% rate and the nomination....

So America, and the HUGE base of Trump supporters:

WE ARE GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2016!!!


50 posted on 10/15/2015 1:14:54 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: Amntn

I don’t know where all his support is suppose to be coming from, I see very little of it on FR.


51 posted on 10/15/2015 2:43:34 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

And then supported Bush in the bailout!


52 posted on 10/15/2015 2:45:11 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: HarleyLady27

Yes, Trump is Hillary’s worst nightmare, he draws from both Parties.


53 posted on 10/15/2015 2:46:22 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration
Trump, the type of person he is, what he does for a living, knowing the people he knows, dealing with high level people, yeah he knows some stuff about shillary that hasn't been brought out yet...

Let her attack him hard, and he'll turn around and bite her head off at the shoulders just like the viper he can be...

She's VERY worried about TRUMP....and I don't think just the drug cartels have threatened him, I'll bet the Clinton Crime family has been in touch with a few people that do this for a fee....

54 posted on 10/15/2015 2:54:28 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: fortheDeclaration

I noticed in the Fox poll that Huck was at 5% up from 2% previously. That could mean they are polling more evangelicals in order to get the outcome they want.

If you took that extra 3% away from Carson he would be at 21%. If you gave it to Trump he would be at 27% which would be in line with other polls.

I agree with the people who say Carson is a parking lot for Trump voters who aren’t quite ready to be all in on Trump.


55 posted on 10/15/2015 3:50:24 PM PDT by Amntn
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To: ctdonath2

His books fund his various charitable endeavors. I imagine that he feels an obligation to continue that fund raising.

I can’t believe all the folks who jumped to the conclusion that he is leaving the campaign.


56 posted on 10/15/2015 7:17:02 PM PDT by Roses0508
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To: fortheDeclaration

That took place months later. He already shown he was a fool long before the bailout.


57 posted on 10/16/2015 2:06:24 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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