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Carson staying in race, sees South Carolina victory
CNN ^ | February 10, 2016 | Tom LoBianco

Posted on 02/10/2016 4:57:39 PM PST by conservative98

Ben Carson said Wednesday he will be staying in the Republican race, despite a poor showing in New Hampshire, and is hoping to win big in South Carolina.

"I'm not getting any pressure from our millions of supporters (to leave the race). I'm getting a lot of pressure to make sure I stay in the race," Carson told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead." "You know, they're reminding me that I'm here because I responded to their imploring me to get involved. And I respect that and I'm not just going to walk away from the millions of people who are supporting me."

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But Carson, who at one point attracted strong support from evangelical voters, said he expected to do well in South Carolina.

"I think I can win South Carolina. We're going to be putting a lot of time resources and effort here," Carson said.

Carson also downplayed his New Hampshire loss, saying he decided not to focus there on purpose.

"We didn't spend nearly as much money in New Hampshire as many others," Carson said. "We didn't spend anywhere near millions of dollars there, recognizing there were certain things that were going to happen there. So you have to pick your battles very carefully. We're doing just fine, people will continue to support us, we will move forward."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: bencarson; carson; sc; sc2016; southcarolina
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1 posted on 02/10/2016 4:57:39 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Will Dr. Carson get some sympathy votes, instead of their going to Cruz, because of the Iowa campaign shenanigans?


2 posted on 02/10/2016 4:59:45 PM PST by grania
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To: conservative98

Oy, gevalt!


3 posted on 02/10/2016 5:00:32 PM PST by BridgeOutAhead (Obama.....dabit deus his quoque finem)
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To: conservative98
"We didn't spend nearly as much money in New Hampshire as many others," Carson said. "We didn't spend anywhere near millions of dollars there, recognizing there were certain things that were going to happen there."

Neither did Ted Cruz, yet he still came in third.

4 posted on 02/10/2016 5:01:03 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: conservative98

That would help Bush


5 posted on 02/10/2016 5:01:06 PM PST by BridgeOutAhead (Obama.....dabit deus his quoque finem)
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To: conservative98

Bennie should have taken a shot at governor or Congress first.
Too big a jump to make the leap to POTUS.


6 posted on 02/10/2016 5:02:22 PM PST by nascarnation (Indict Hillary, Huma, and Chelsea; Deport Obama)
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To: grania

Dr. Carson is either self medicating or living in an alternate universe.


7 posted on 02/10/2016 5:06:20 PM PST by Sasparilla
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To: conservative98

He’s staying in the race until the book sales dry up.


8 posted on 02/10/2016 5:07:15 PM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: nascarnation

Ben is trying to keep his name out front to sell books. This is a book campaign masquerading as a political campaign.


9 posted on 02/10/2016 5:07:30 PM PST by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of infants, ruled by their emotion)
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To: conservative98

10 posted on 02/10/2016 5:08:16 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: conservative98

NH Combined campaign/SuperPAC spending

$36M Bush
$18.5M Christie
$15.2M Rubio
$12.1M Kasich
$3.7M Trump
$1.8M Fiorina
$580K Cruz


11 posted on 02/10/2016 5:08:19 PM PST by agrarianlady
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To: conservative98

NH Combined campaign/SuperPAC spending

$36M Bush
$18.5M Christie
$15.2M Rubio
$12.1M Kasich
$3.7M Trump
$1.8M Fiorina
$580K Cruz


12 posted on 02/10/2016 5:09:13 PM PST by agrarianlady
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To: conservative98

If Dr. Carson cared about conservatives he would do the right thing and drop out.

But he has this money machine now.


13 posted on 02/10/2016 5:10:21 PM PST by agrarianlady
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To: conservative98

Ben is broke and his staff walked off except for those he let go.

Yeah Ben, it’s only a flesh wound.


14 posted on 02/10/2016 5:10:44 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: Sasparilla
Ben Carson whenever he is called on at a debate:


15 posted on 02/10/2016 5:13:40 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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16 posted on 02/10/2016 5:23:00 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: grania

I commend him for doing this. Heck with those calling for his departure. We have had two states. If he has the money and desire, I say go as long as you want. I find it hilarious that people are demanding him to get out and lives in the United States of America. Since when does somebody not be able to run for President as long as the want. I suppose those naysayers would rather live in North Korea.


17 posted on 02/10/2016 5:23:03 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: conservative98
Well , I guess Dr. Carson has to say he plans on winning. What else can he say? But his campaign has been over for weeks. Possibly a month.
18 posted on 02/10/2016 5:24:20 PM PST by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: conservative98

Everybody knows it’s over for Dr. Carson except Dr. Carson.


19 posted on 02/10/2016 5:24:40 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: grania

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/02/08/carsongate-cover-up-cnn-fact-checker-lies-about-ted-cruz/

I can’t believe that trumpets are still beating this dead horse when clarification like the link above has been available for going on 48 hours now. Although you probably won’t bother to read it but will continue poisoning the well.

I was for Cruz and then Trump but frankly the Trump supporters on FR have been a real turn off. The unjust firestorm the trumpets have mounted on FR against Cruz has earned you more than a few defections from the Trump banner.


20 posted on 02/10/2016 5:28:21 PM PST by Let's Roll (So much left-wing thought is playing with fire by those who don't even know fire is hot - Orwell)
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