The imagery Carson is projecting is a little TOO familiar for me.
Posted on 11/04/2015 6:18:09 PM PST by Amntn
Ben Carson's presidential campaign is many things. A curiosity, an oddity, a fascinating yet disturbing commentary on today's Republican Party? Absolutely. But there's also some reason to believe that it's a giant confidence game.
That isn't to say that Carson isn't genuinely trying to become president. He has even moved into the lead in a couple of recent national polls. But the inner workings of his campaign will look awfully familiar to those who understand how one right-wing movement has been bilking gullible conservatives over the last half-century.
Like many outsider candidates, Carson is relying on small donors to raise money - lots of it. He took in over $20 million in the third quarter, more than any other Republican (though less than Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders). But he has also spent much of it already. As of the end of the third quarter, he had raised $31 million but spent $20 million, almost two-thirds of the haul, an unusually high "burn rate."
Spending lots of money early in an election isn't necessarily bad, if you're investing it in things that will be valuable for you later. If you have a big staff in Iowa, for instance, presumably they'll be organizing activists, persuading voters, and putting in place the infrastructure you'll need to get your supporters to the caucuses.
But that's not where Ben Carson's money is going.
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
does sound fishy, but on a side note, i read a few articles from this site.
what a left wing rag.
wow.
That is basically what this article is saying.
Also, the Hp piece that sayd he has software that allows one staff member to answer 9000 questions.
I thought his whole Face Book thing was that he was answering those questions himself.
Trump will pocket the money when he writes his book too.
The new governor of Kentucky was a relative amateur, intensely conservative. And a state that was thoroughly Democratic now has a Republican governor.
Carson is one of the GOPe’s splitters.
IMHO I don’t believe that Jeb is genuinely TRYING to win either.
The theory gives one food for thought. What is more perplexing is that Carson was at about 5% in the polls before the first debate. He makes a witty remark about Washington needing brain surgery and then hes been rising ever since?? Makes no sense.
Exactly! This whole plan was published a couple of weeks ago. They pump up Carson as there's no danger of his becoming a real threat. Then once Carson's dethroned Trump, they diss him.
Here's what these geniuses aren't taking into account. This usually does the job because once a candidate drops in the polls, his donors exit stage left. Big difference with a self-funded candidate. He'll make his own decisions.
It’s the US edition of a British publication, purporting to have multiple political perspectives. I couldn’t see much of an overall tilt. Individual opinion pieces get partisan, but they come from various directions.
Thank you.
The imagery Carson is projecting is a little TOO familiar for me.
The article is not accusing him of any wrongdoing. It is asking if he is being taken advantage of by political operatives.
I think it is a fair question because it doesn't appear that they are spending any money on a campaign structure.
It's not just his religion, but it has to do with his campaign manager that likes Farrakhan...there is more to this story than meets the eye...
I have wondered if he wasn't an ‘obuma’ plant... something there just doesn't feel right either...
And to go off his campaign to sell his books doesn't feel right either...some of his remarks are ‘tin hat’ at times...and there is just something physical about him that gives me a creepy feeling...
He's not what he is suppose to be and that is very evident...but I haven't put my finger on it just yet, but I do believe as the time gets closer, we will find out just what he is and it isn't going to be good...
Not Carson, but Trump could be playing everyone
All of the proceeds from his books goes to charity. Always has been that way. He has been doing that for a long time. I can tell you didn’t know that. Now you know.
Merci beaucoup.
Trump said he was donating the proceeds from his book.
If Ben doesn’t do that I don’t fault him for it but don’t be so accusing toward Trump.
What?
How do you come up with racism from this?
avec plaisir
One exception - the new governor is/was a successful businessman. Ben Carson is not.
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