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ChisolmTrailDem

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1. Ben Carson may be good at nuero-surgery but otherwise he's an idiot. But...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:29 PM

Oct 2015

...he probably is obligated by his publisher to do the book promotions. That's just the way it works.

As for whether he's a serious candidate for president, I believe he is. Until he isn't.

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Can We Stop Pretending That Ben Carson Is Running for President? [View all] n2doc Oct 2015 OP

Ben Carson may be good at nuero-surgery but otherwise he's an idiot. But... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #1

Lawrence O'Donnell has point out this very thing: Ben Carson is NOT running for president. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #2

Given his ratings, why not take a time out, eh? oldandhappy Oct 2015 #3

Maybe he's smarter than we give him credit for. The less he campaigns, the higher he rises in polls corkhead Oct 2015 #4

Neither he - nor Christie, IMO - were ever serious about running for President ... Myrina Oct 2015 #5