[SMARTY]

Maybe Carson is the ‘other white meat’ that American minorities will vote for...After all ... American minorities aren't real clear on how this politics thing works and if they ONLY vote for minorities... Carson is going to be more popular than these bonehead Conservatives thought.

[Personal Responsibility]

Ask yourself this question:

How much news coverage does Carson get that does not involve his rise in the polls? It’s a significantly smaller amount than you’d imagine he’d need in order to gain this much in the polls.

He’s being pushed to split the “anti-establishment” vote by the GOPe because Trump is the guy they want gone. They’re hoping he gains actual traction by giving him fake traction. Kind of like how the Kardashians are famous for being famous, Carson is gaining poll support because he’s gaining poll support.

[9YearLurker]

Not a whole lot of minority Republicans in Iowa, I don’t think. And what is there isn’t representative of the minority vote overall.

Some Freepers always fall for that idea that a black Republican will save the day with black Democrats.

I think Carson’s numbers will fall once he has to defend positions such as replacing Medicare with a $2k HSA subsidy.

[Dr. Sivana]

Maybe Carson is the ‘other white meat’ that American minorities will vote for

Last time around our black candidate was a rocket scientist. This time we have a brain surgeon. That's a heck of a lot better than affirmative action positions like "diversity shake down artist" (Jesse Jackson) and Community Organizer (B.H. Obama).

I agree with many that Carson is a good man running for the wrong office. So far he has shown that his message resonates with many, and that he deserves a seat at the table and to be heard. A smart, good man running for the wrong office is better than what we have had for over 20+ years in office.

[Vigilanteman]

I'd buy your theory were it not for the fact that Iowa (2.9%) is about as black as Vermont (1%) and, if it follows nationwide trends, perhaps 5% of that 2.9% are likely to attend caucuses . . . and 5% of that 5% of that 2.9% are likely to do it on the Republican side.

For those of you in Rio Linda, that comes to 0.00725%

For the record, 121,590 Iowans turned out in 2012, so if 100 times that many GOP black voters can be persuaded to turn out in 2016, that will be 882 total. On the bright side, that is enough for roughly 26 times Santorum's margin over Romney which resulted in a grand total of 0 combined delegates awarded.