Ben Carson

I think he's got the TRIFECTA in terms of what it takes to win the [Iowa] Caucus: Network, enthusiasm and some dollars." - Jeff Kauffman, Iowa Republican Chairman as reported in the Des Moines Register, July 27, 2015 The first presidential debate is history, and according to the post debate analysis provided on Fox News by Frank Luntz's focus group... Ben Carson's performance was the surprise of the evening! I'm not surprised. The American people are fed up with politicians, Republican and Democrat. It's no wonder, no matter who is in control, the result is the same. If the Republicans want to balance the budget, why didn’t they do it when they controlled the White House and both houses of Congress? For the last ten years Republican and Democrat politicians pledged to secure the border. So, why isn’t it secure? The Republican establishment claims it is pro-life. If that’s true, why didn’t they defund Planned Parenthood when they controlled both houses of Congress and the White House? Republican leaders claim they are against subsidies, yet they fought against expiration for the Ex Import Bank which subsidizes big corporations like Boeing. How can they be so hypocritical? Republican leaders claim they are against subsidies, yet they fought against expiration of the Ex Import Bank which subsidizes big corporations like Boeing. How can they be so hypocritical? Let’s face it. The Republican establishment is as guilty as the Democrats when it comes to solving America’s biggest problems. They have failed. And, nothing is ever going to change if we elect another member of the Republican establishment as president in 2016. We’ll just be headed over the cliff at 50 miles per hour instead of 100 miles per hour. If you think I’m kidding, consider this. 8 out of the 9 governors and former governors running for the GOP nomination for president had sanctuary cities, counties, or parishes in their states, and not one of them did anything about it. Jeb Bush and John Kasich support Common Core, the federal education oversight program that is sure to metastasize into total federal control of education at the elementary and secondary level. Why? Mike Huckabee, Scott Walker, and Chris Christie used to support Common Core, but flipped before they announced their candidacy for the White House. So you trust them to not grow the federal bureaucracy? “Conservative” Ohio Governor John Kasich increased state spending in Ohio by 18% between 2012 and 2015 and he plans another 11% increase in his huge and growing state budget. To better understand the spending of Governor Kasich, consider the fact that during the same period he increased state spending by 18%, federal government spending increased by 12%. What fool would believe that a governor who increases state spending by 18% would be able to cut spending by the federal government? Frankly, nominating another establishment candidate will simply fulfill Albert Einstein’s observation that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. We nominated McCain and Romney and got whipped. Yet, they tell us that we must nominate another establishment Republican to have the chance of winning the White house in 2016. Nonsense! What we need is someone who is not from Washington. And, certainly not a multi-billionaire businessman who once proudly proclaimed that he was “liberal” and “pro-choice” and that the Democrats were “better” for the economy. The bottom line is that nominating Ben Carson as the Republican standard bearer is our best chance of winning the White House in 2016. Here’s why... In 1988, George H.W. Bush won 60% of the white vote, and he won in a landslide. But... In 2012 Mitt Romney won almost nearly the same percent of the white vote, 59%, yet he lost dramatically. What’s happened? The answer is demographics. The demographics of the United States have changed dramatically since Bush ‘41 was president. Yes, it’s true that the GOP won huge election victories in 2010 and again in 2014, but even though they won big in 2010 they lost the presidential election badly in 2012. The reason is that many black and Latino voters do not vote in off-year elections. And, that’s why the Democrats have an edge in 2016 if the nominee is anyone but Ben Carson. No, it’s not just that Ben Carson is black. Just running an African American or a Hispanic does not guarantee that black Americans or Latinos will vote for him or her. It’s not that easy. Although an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, taken in the fall of 2014, showed that 37% of African Americans identify themselves as conservative (more than identify themselves as liberal), less than 10% of these voters will vote for a Republican. Romney only received 7% of the African American vote. The problem is that for more than 50 years the Democrats and their friends in the national news media have been telling black voters that you and I are racists. Think about it. Trust is the key to winning someone’s vote. Even if you agree with someone on all the issues, you won’t vote for him or her if you think a candidate is a racist who hates you because of the color of your skin. But Ben Carson is not just another African American. The Washington Post recently identified Dr. Carson as an icon in the black community. In 2006 he received the highest award given by the NAACP. The movie, Gifted Hands, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., told his amazing life story. Both President George Bush and President Barack Obama offered Carson the position of United States Surgeon General. In short, Ben Carson is well known to most African Americans and he is revered and respected for his many accomplishments, as well as his faith, and humility. Even Jesse Jackson wrote, “He is a model for the youth of today.” But, don’t take my word for it. Instead, consider the results of a test conducted by this Committee. In the fall of 2014, Ben Carson announced that he would not run for President unless the Republicans took control of the United States Senate. Upon hearing the news, this Committee spent more than $530,000 on radio ads in North Carolina and in Louisiana, two states thought to contain the key to the GOP taking control of the U.S. Senate. The ads were run exclusively on black and Spanish speaking radio stations. To simplify, let’s just deal with the response of black Americans in North Carolina. Two months before the election, a Rasmussen poll showed that just 1% of African Americans in North Carolina intended to vote for Thom Tillis, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Tillis was in trouble. One month out from the election, we began running radio ads that reached about two-thirds of the African American population. These were straightforward, conservative ads on abortion, energy, taxes, national security, school vouchers, etc. As the ads continued to run, support in the black community continued to climb. On election eve, prior to any returns coming in, FOX News contributor Bob Beckel blurted out “I just read an exit poll and it shows that 18% of African Americans voted for Thom Tillis. That can’t be right!” But, apparently it was. When the final vote was tallied, Thom Tillis won 11.9% of the black vote statewide. It makes sense. If he received 1% of the African American vote in one-third of the state where the ads could not be heard, and received 18% in that area of the state where the radio ads were heard, the final tally would have been 12%. Why did these African Americans respond to the radio ads? The answer is the tagline for each ad which was... “Ben Carson trusts Thom Tillis, you should too.” Simply by invoking the blessing of Ben Carson, Thom Tillis won 18% of the African American vote where the ads could be heard, and that made it possible for him to be elected to the United States Senate. Still not convinced? Subsequent to the 2014 election, this super PAC hired a nationally respected polling firm to conduct an in-depth survey of African Americans. After reminding those polled about Ben Carson’s life story and his stand on the issues, 49.3% said that they would consider voting for Ben Carson. Now, the challenge is to get information on Ben Carson to these voters who are open to voting for Ben Carson. I don’t expect Ben Carson to win 49.3% of the black vote, but I see no reason whatsoever why he should not win the votes of those 37% of black Americans in the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll who identified themselves as conservatives. When Ben Carson wins 37% of the black vote, every single swing state becomes a solid Republican state and every Democrat state becomes a swing state. Ben Carson is the Democrats’ worst nightmare, and they know it. But, let’s be honest, just winning is not enough. America needs a man who is totally dedicated to the United States Constitution and to the ideals of America’s Founders. America needs a man of faith who can provide moral leadership to our nation who has no political baggage. That man is Benjamin Solomon Carson! Carson is right on Obamacare. Replace it with health savings accounts. Carson is right on the Second Amendment. Don’t compromise it one bit. Carson is right on the national debt. Balance the budget now, and pay off the national debt in one decade. Pass a balanced budget amendment! Carson is right on national security. Secure the border. Rebuild our military. Stay true to our allies. Don’t negotiate with terrorists. Carson is right on the use of our military. Change the rules of engagement. Fight on our terms, not the enemies’. Defeat ISIS. Carson is right on abortion. End it. Carson is right on traditional marriage. Appoint judges who will restore and defend it. Carson is right on taxes. Make them flat, fair, and make sure everyone has skin in the game. Carson is right on Free Enterprise. Preserve it. End crony capitalism. Ben Carson is right on Republicans and Democrats. Both are responsible for the mess America is in. Ben Carson is right on class warfare. It doesn’t belong in America. Carson is right on jobs and energy. Build the Keystone pipeline. Export energy. Make energy affordable for all Americans. Declare a tax holiday on foreign earnings by U.S. corporations. Bring more than $2 trillion back into our economy. On every issue Ben Carson comes down on the side of common sense, the United States Constitution, and the American people. Ben Carson is exactly what the doctor ordered! Remember, it was Romney’s super PAC, Restore Our Future, that enabled him to win the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 by spending more than $20 million in the primaries. That’s the reason Jeb Bush is “farming out” his official campaign to his super PAC, Right to Rise, which intends to spend $60 million to win the nomination for Bush. Nominating another Bush would be a gift to the Democrat Party. It would be the equivalent of handing Hillary Clinton the keys to the White House. But, this time, the leading conservative candidate, Ben Carson, has this grassroots super PAC on his side. Our goal is to provide the Margin of Victory to Ben Carson. After all, Ben Carson would have never announced for president if we had not gathered more than 550,000 petitions urging him to run and if we had not recruited 31,000 volunteers to work for his election (more than any other candidate). This super PAC has spent more than $3 million on radio ads, billboards, persuasion mail, buttons, bumper strips, magnetic signs, yard signs, campaign headquarters, and a staff of 35 who work hard for Ben Carson’s election every day. We have been in Iowa since 2013, and in the other early delegate selection states since early 2014. Don’t let Jeb Bush use his millions to bulldoze under the campaign of the one man who can win, who will heal, who is ready to serve, and who is trustworthy. Please support Ben Carson today with your dollars. We have the organization, the game plan, the volunteers, and the leadership to put Ben Carson in the White House. But, we need your dollars to succeed. No matter what you can give-- please do it today.  Iowa GOP Chairman, Jeff Kaufmann, says that Ben Carson has a “trifecta” in Iowa--organization, enthusiasm, and money, everything needed to win. Jeff Kaufmann is talking about this Committee. Ben Carson is your conservative frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination, but he needs your help to win. Please consider a gift  today.  Thank you, and God Bless America.