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What position can a person take who has no animosity toward gay people, but believes in the traditional definition of marriage that would be acceptable?
— Ben Carson, in an interview on CNN.
I suspect Dr. Ben Carson is about to learn that running for President of the United States is not brain surgery.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) May 4, 2015
You can make the unemployment rate anything you want it to be.
— Ben Carson, quoted by the Washington Post, arguing that politicians and a biased media convince us the economy is better than it actually is.
If you can control the most important thing a person has — their health and their health care – then you’re well on your way to controlling every aspect of their life.
— Ben Carson, quoted by the Concord Monitor, explaining his opposition to the Affordable Care Act.
Like most psychopaths. That’s why they’re successful. That’s the way they look. They all look great.
— Ben Carson, quoted by GQ, commenting on how President Obama looked at the State of the Union address.
A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay.
— Ben Carson, quoted by Politico, arguing that homosexuality is a choice.
Carson has never run even a single political race, raising huge questions about what kind of a candidate he will be and what kind of political team he will put together. The early indications are not good. … He and his conservative admirers dismiss his lack of campaign experience, as well as the fact that he has never held either high elective or appointive office. To them, his values and views strongly outweigh any lack of electoral experience or government service. But most voters consider experience an asset, not a liability, and candidate skills go well beyond being interviewed by a friendly voice from Fox News or conservative talk radio.
16%
Jeb Bush’s lead in New Hampshire, followed by Rand Paul at 13%, Scott Walker at 12%, Chris Christie at 10%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ben Carson at 6% and Marco Rubio at 5%, a new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm poll finds.
20%
Margin by which Mitt Romney leads the GOP presidential field, followed by Ben Carson at 10%, Jeb Bush at 9%, Chris Christie at 9% and Mike Huckabee at 7%, a new CNN/ORC International poll finds. When Romney is left off the survey, Bush takes the top spot.
