Friday, March 29, 2024

Ben Carson’s Presidential Bid in Flux; Campaign Aides Desert Him

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*Uh oh, frm out of nowhere Dr. Ben Carson has got some big problems that have popped up to threaten his 2016 Republican presidential bid.

Simply put, Carson has been rocked by turmoil with the departures of four senior campaign officials and widespread disarray among his allied super PACs.

In interviews Friday, Carson’s associates described a political network in tumult, saying the retired neurosurgeon’s campaign chairman, national finance chairman, deputy campaign manager and general counsel have resigned since Carson formally launched his bid last month in Detroit. They have not been replaced, campaign aides said.

The moves gutted the core of Carson’s apparatus and left the 63-year-old first-time candidate with only a handful of experienced advisers at his side as he navigates the fluid, crowded and high-stakes contest for the Republican nomination.

Carson is a hot commodity on the right-wing speaking circuit and has fast become a leading candidate, winning straw votes at conservative gatherings and rising in public polls.

On top of that, reports say his campaign has been marked by signs of dysfunction and amateurism, alarming supporters who privately worry that Carson’s sprawling circle of boosters is fumbling his opportunity. And, they argue, the doctor has been nonchalant about the unrest. Not a good look.

You can read the full story at MSN News.

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