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Revealed: The Stunning Thing That Happened To Ben Carson Right After Media’s Assault On Him
A new poll finds that Ben Carson weathered the media’s “vetting” of him over the last few weeks very well, with the majority of respondents finding him even more trustworthy.
The poll conducted for the Independent Journal by Google Consumer Surveys asked those surveyed to choose on a scale of 1-to-5 how they viewed Carson’s trustworthiness following the media’s questioning of his background.
Nearly 50 percent indicated on the 1-to-5 scale that they trusted the candidate more, while only 15 percent reported trusting him less. The view of 35 percent remained unchanged.
Image Credit: Independent Journal
As reported by Western Journalism, Politico published a piece last Friday charging Carson with fabricating an account in his autobiography of turning down a “full scholarship” to West Point. Additionally, CNN ran a story conveying that the candidate’s account of his violent early teenage years could not be validated.
The candidate strongly defended his biography, charging both Politico and CNN with trying to propagate a “bunch of lies” about him. Carson reiterated the charge at this week’s Republican debate, stating, “I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that out there as truth,” which drew strong audience applause.
Carson told the New York Times last Friday, “I don’t remember all the specific details. Because I had done so extraordinarily well you know I was told that someone like me – they could get a scholarship to West Point. But I made it clear I was going to pursue a career in medicine.” He added, “It was, you know, an informal ‘with a record like yours we could easily get you a scholarship to West Point.’”
A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Friday specifically asked respondents whether their view of the candidate changed as a result of the West Point story.
According to Reuters: “After hearing the report questioning Carson’s recollections about the scholarship, 39 percent of Republicans said they had a less favorable view of him, with 26 percent saying it was ‘somewhat’ less favorable and 13 percent saying it was ‘much’ less favorable.
“The majority of Republicans polled, 51 percent, said the issue made no difference and an additional 10 percent said it gave them a more favorable view.”
Have your views of Ben Carson changed as a result of recent media stories questioning his biography? Please share your thoughts below.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/revealed-the-stunning-thing-that-happened-to-ben-carson-right-after-medias-assault-on-him/
