Ben Carson on 2016: ‘Likelihood is strong’
Former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and conservative activist Ben
Carson said there is a “strong” likelihood that you will see his name in
the presidential primaries come 2016.
“Unless the American people indicate in November that they like Big Government intervention in every part of their lives, I think the likelihood is strong,” Carson said Monday night on “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” according to a show transcript, when asked about the chances of a presidential run.
Continue Reading
The 2016 GOP presidential primary is predicted to be a crowded race, but while Carson said he will “never be a politician,” he did offer insight into who his voting base would be.
“I hope it’s going to be that individual who loves America, who understands that we should place the Constitution on the top shelf, that we should not pick and choose who the winners and losers are in our society, and that we shouldn’t pick and choose which laws we want to enforce, and those people who understand that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you in life is you,” Carson said.
In March, a presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference found Carson in third place, with 9 percent of votes, leading New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and trailing Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). In 2013, Carson placed sixth among potential Republican presidential contenders in the CPAC poll.
“Unless the American people indicate in November that they like Big Government intervention in every part of their lives, I think the likelihood is strong,” Carson said Monday night on “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” according to a show transcript, when asked about the chances of a presidential run.
Continue Reading
Carson, who was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom
by former President George W. Bush, said that he will be waiting for “a
few more months” before making any definite decisions, and predicted
that he will make a formal announcement in May of next year.
“I think the chances are reasonably good of that happening,” Carson
said. “I want to make sure that it’s clearly something my fellow
Americans want me to do. And I’m also waiting to see what the results
are in November, because if the people indicate that they truly do want a
nation that is for, of and by the people, then I, along with I hope
many other people, would be willing to give it everything we possibly
have.”The 2016 GOP presidential primary is predicted to be a crowded race, but while Carson said he will “never be a politician,” he did offer insight into who his voting base would be.
“I hope it’s going to be that individual who loves America, who understands that we should place the Constitution on the top shelf, that we should not pick and choose who the winners and losers are in our society, and that we shouldn’t pick and choose which laws we want to enforce, and those people who understand that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you in life is you,” Carson said.
In March, a presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference found Carson in third place, with 9 percent of votes, leading New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and trailing Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). In 2013, Carson placed sixth among potential Republican presidential contenders in the CPAC poll.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/ben-carson-2016-presidential-run-111238.html#ixzz3ECmJwOQT
No comments:
Post a Comment