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Watch: Carson Just Dropped Bombshell About Campaign That Many Probably Didn’t See Coming
The first four primaries are the make-or-break point for the presidential campaign of Republican and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson.
Carson, in a recent interview with NewsMax TV, said he would withdraw from the race if he isn’t among the top three candidates in at least two of the four primary states.
“You need to do well in two of the first four states,” Carson said. “As that happens, it potentially becomes much clearer. [One of the] top three.”
The Republican said he is not one who will campaign just stay in the spotlight.
“If it becomes apparent that it’s not something that people are interested in, whenever something like that would happen, I would not ever be one of those people who’s just there for the purpose of being there,” Carson said.
Carson, once a top-tiered candidate, was ahead of GOP front-runner Donald Trump in Iowa in October. Trump began to attack Carson’s youthful indiscretions, but Carson’s polling numbers saw their biggest decline after the November terrorist attacks in Paris.
Carson answered questions about expenditures in his campaign, addressing speculation his campaign was bloated and funds were being misdirected into fundraising instead of infrastructure. Carson has raised a significant amount of money – an estimated $52 million as of mid-December. Approximately $20 million was raised after Carson’s poll numbers began declining, according to campaign officials.
“I would simply say that a startup organization, starting up in March with no donor base, no Rolodex, no organization, the expenses involved are considerably higher than an organization that is already in place,” Carson said, adding costs are lower now since his organization is functioning.
Carson said those creating rumors about how campaign money is spent are just trying to play off people’s lack of information about politics.
“So all the speculation about that, the people who actually know politics know better that others are simply trying … to make it seem that there’s something,” he said.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/watch-carson-just-dropped-bombshell-about-campaign-that-many-probably-didnt-see-coming/
