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Solecismic · 03-11-2016, 01:52 PM

So, does the Ben Carson endorsement mean anything? For a while this fall, Carson led in the national polls. He then became known for his odd knife story and his complaints about speaking time during debates. There's no question he knows the Preamble to our Constitution.

I'm not a Trump guy, so this is a hard question to answer. I liked the idea of Carson, but I found his lack of interest in foreign policy tough to reconcile.

Part of the appeal of Trump or Carson or Fiorina or, to a certain extent, even of Cruz is that they essentially give us a third party - albeit from the ashes of the Republican Party.

I find it compelling that Carson talks about this intellectual component to Trump, because that's the approach that made me like Carson in the first place. I don't know if I believe it. Because I'm not sure that Carson was ever in this to win it. Like Sanders, I think he was genuinely surprised that he was still in the game for a while, and was only trying to influence the debate itself.

The difference, of course, is that Sanders has found himself the leader of an enormous number of young, mostly white people who feel the Baby Boomers have consumed their future. I don't agree with Sanders on policy at all, but I can see where the anger comes from that has made him a legitimate contender.

So is Carson just trying to blow thing up, or is this a heartfelt endorsement? We can dismiss Chris Christie's endorsement as mostly opportunism. Wasted as he stood there looking like a deflated balloon as he realized Trump had no intention of making him his BFF. But what is Carson's angle? Trump says he wants an "insider" running mate. This wouldn't be a good choice. So I don't know the motivation, but I find it interesting.

03-11-2016, 01:52 PM	#3946
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	So, does the Ben Carson endorsement mean anything? For a while this fall, Carson led in the national polls. He then became known for his odd knife story and his complaints about speaking time during debates. There's no question he knows the Preamble to our Constitution. I'm not a Trump guy, so this is a hard question to answer. I liked the idea of Carson, but I found his lack of interest in foreign policy tough to reconcile. Part of the appeal of Trump or Carson or Fiorina or, to a certain extent, even of Cruz is that they essentially give us a third party - albeit from the ashes of the Republican Party. I find it compelling that Carson talks about this intellectual component to Trump, because that's the approach that made me like Carson in the first place. I don't know if I believe it. Because I'm not sure that Carson was ever in this to win it. Like Sanders, I think he was genuinely surprised that he was still in the game for a while, and was only trying to influence the debate itself. The difference, of course, is that Sanders has found himself the leader of an enormous number of young, mostly white people who feel the Baby Boomers have consumed their future. I don't agree with Sanders on policy at all, but I can see where the anger comes from that has made him a legitimate contender. So is Carson just trying to blow thing up, or is this a heartfelt endorsement? We can dismiss Chris Christie's endorsement as mostly opportunism. Wasted as he stood there looking like a deflated balloon as he realized Trump had no intention of making him his BFF. But what is Carson's angle? Trump says he wants an "insider" running mate. This wouldn't be a good choice. So I don't know the motivation, but I find it interesting.