Carson, although a very smart and nice man does not have a chance.
It appears the GOP has plenty of white voters who vote based on guilt.
Just like the voters who placed their vote for Obama.
The biggest reason being Carson showed his interest by actually showing up and speaking to conference goers twice as well as being extremely organized. It isn’t like Cruz came in a well placed second anyway.
I agree. He’s not ‘tough’ enough.
Carson would be better suited as say, Surgeon General??
Carson and Huckabee tied with over 20% for 1st in the GA poll (by conservative Phil Kent for the Atlanta Journal Constitution) just before the GA state convention, which was before the OK event and poll. Rubio came in a close 3rd. All others trailed far behind.
Huckabee won GA the last time he ran here. So this is no surprise.
Carson polls strong for 3 reasons.
1) He is a non-politician.
2) He does not parse his words like a politician.
3) He is the closest thing to non-politician Herman Cain, who has the #1 radio program in GA and is the most popular and trusted Republican in Georgia, by far.
The above 3 points energize the base. Most of us don’t fault a Cruz, Rubio, Carson, Paul, Fiorina, Walker, Kasich for disagreeing with us on one or two out of 10 issues. What we don’t like is the image of being a politician who does things for political advantage and not because that is what he truly believes is best for the country.
(I could enthusiastically support most any of them except Jeb and Cristie.)