Ben Carson Officially Drops Out of Presidential Race

[Purveyor]

Source: Bloomberg

After a string of defeats, Ben Carson officially announced Friday at CPAC that he's suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

"I am leaving the campaign trail," the retired neurosurgeon told the crowd to rousing applause.

"I will continue to be heavily involved in trying to save our nation. We have to save it. And I'll be involved in a lot of different things," he said, including his work with the organization My Faith Votes, and stopping a "secular progressive" from being elected president.

Carson indicated on Wednesday after failing to notch any victories in the first 15 primaries that he did "not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results," although he stopped short of saying he'd dropping out.

In his speech Friday, Carson sounded his usual notes of preserving evangelical Christian values and embracing personal responsibility.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/trackers/2016-03-04/ben-carson-officially-drops-out-of-presidential-race

[thesquanderer]

1. So, was God wrong? (n/t)

[Shrike47]

2. Maybe it was Satan using God's voice.

[underpants]

6. Oooh, tough one. Might need to be brain surgeon smart to answer that one.

[forest444]

8. No. She just has a wicked sense of humor.

[trusty elf]

40. ....

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[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Wants to stop a "secular progressive" from winning, he says.

what th ehell is a secular progressive?
As apposed to ...what?

[daleo]

34. A religious regressive?

[underpants]

4. On his way to the stage 4 C-Pac'ers asked if they could get some more water

but Herman Cain was already on it

[Mira]

5. OH - the relief.

The wondrous hands are again available to do what they do best. This man gave being a brain surgeon a whole new dimesion.

[valerief]

7. I read that quickly and mistook Presidential for Human.

[Jefferson23]

9. When he said the other night at the debate, I wish someone would attack me, you had to know it was

just about over for him.

[aaaaaa5a]

21. That moment in the debate was so sad.

I was laughing. That's when you know your campaign is over.

[Jefferson23]

22. Yes, exactly. n/t

[CanonRay]

10. Bet he made a fortune on the campaign trail

and see you again in four years. The GOP is nothing but con artists.

[Miles Archer]

15. As one DUer put it yesterday...

..."His agent must have called him and told him he's sold enough books."

The man is absolutely a grifter, in it to get what he wanted for as long as he could get away with it.

[keithbvadu2]

29. If Ben is honest with himself,

If Ben is honest with himself, he will admit that he was just running for the name recognition for future speaking fees.

Keyes, Cain and West are living proof that republicans will not run a black man for Prez.

His campaign family made a fortune with their own companies making money spending much of the donations to raise more money.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

11. Story filed by reporter Ted Cruz

[retrowire]

12. One Christian Radical down, One to go. nt

[Gregorian]

13. Happy trails...

I just see this guy in lala-land, walking down a trail with a fruit salad in one hand, and showing us the great potential of his other hand as he waves goodbye.

God I wish I could be that cool. No, I'm a fucking Bernie nerd.

[DawgHouse]

14. Buh bye.

[lordsummerisle]

16. I liked the way you phrased the title

...why do they all use the term "suspending" their camaign? Suspending implies a a temporary cessation with a possible return. We know these campaigns are ending (at least for this season, right?)

[LiberalElite]

25. I wondered that too - why don't they just quit already and get the fk out of our faces - but

as usual, turns out it's all about the Benjamins - http://politicaldictionary.com/words/suspended-campaign/

This is the third paragraph:

"Candidates who suspend their campaigns usually get to keep any delegates they’ve won and can continue to raise money beyond what’s needed to retire their campaign debts. In contrast, candidates who actually drop out of a race, usually have to forfeit certain delegates and are limited in how they can raise future funds."

[keithbvadu2]

31. Excellent tidbit of info. Thanks

[lordsummerisle]

35. Thanks for that

[TK421]

37. Love your username, from a classic movie.

The remake was terrible, though.

[Wednesdays]

26. I think some of them are keeping their fingers crossed

in hopes of a brokered convention.

[SoapBox]

17. Good bye and good riddance...

Go live out your crazy life under a rock...we never want to hear your name again.

[Skittles]

18. sanctimonious asshole

good riddance

[mountain grammy]

19. His supporter must be devastated.

[houston16revival]

20. I'm cynical

Was he 2016's Alan West?

What's with the token black candidate every Presidential election cycle?

Did Dr. Ben say anything against Trump's racism?

What did he accomplish?

Why was he there?

[aaaaaa5a]

23. At least from now on the moderators won't have to waste

our time asking him a debate question once per hour.

[briv1016]

24. I guess the book tour is over.

[RoccoR5955]

27. Yet another idiot falls out of the clown car! n/t

[immoderate]

28. Last time: Ben. Carson. Is. A. Wacko!

This line, in its many forms, has been in my DU text cache for a long time.

--imm

[davidpdx]

30. Bye Bye Ben

[truthisfreedom]

32. A secular Progressive sounds perfect to me!

The specific phrase "separation of church and state" comes to mind.

[robertgodardfromnj]

33. Good riddance to that buffoon

I got sick of hearing about him on TV.

[Kaleva]

36. He outlasted Jeb!

[Major Hogwash]

38. "I am leaving the campaign trail"

Hell, I didn't even know he was on it.

[GreydeeThos]

39. When this is over, who cleans out the Klown Kar?

It is going to be a real mess with all the empty beer cans and cigarette butts.

[yellowcanine]

41. "I will continue to be heavily involved in trying to save our nation..."

In other words, "Now that I am a right wing hero I will be making lots of money making speeches and selling books to right wing whack jobs."

[wordpix]

43. "I'll be involved in a lot of different things" ---wow, so profound, Ben!

another clown bites the dust, kicked out of the clown car

[They_Live]

42. Is he sure?

One can never tell...