Thread: Interesting. There is a group pushing Dr. Ben Carson to run for President.

I'm not sure how I feel about it, but they make some good points. I received the following info in an advertising email from WND.com. The bold is not mine. What do YOU think of supporting Dr. Carson?


Dear Friend,
You and I must win the White House in 2016! That’s why I implore you to sign the petition urging Dr. Ben Carson to run for President of the United States.

Please sign right now. Why? Here are 3 reasons...

• Ben Carson will win. In fact, when I explain, you’ll understand why he is the only candidate who is sure to win.
• Ben Carson will heal America. As President he will heal America and unite us as one people working together to achieve the American dream.
• Ben Carson is a Tea Party conservative. He has supported the Tea Party since it began and he has practical, commonsense solutions to the problems that plague our land.

Why is Ben Carson Sure to Win?

In 2011, internal polls showed that Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain was backed by 40% of black Americans.

Mr. Cain was well liked, but Dr. Carson is a national hero in the black community.

If Herman Cain could poll 40% of the black vote running against a black candidate, just imagine what percent of the black vote Dr. Ben Carson would receive running against Hillary Clinton or any other far left white Democrat!

I believe Ben Carson will win more than 50% of the African American vote.

But, if Ben Carson receives just 20% of the black vote, no Democrat candidate for President, black or white, can win the White House.

That’s right, just 20% of the black vote!

And, the Democrats know it. They know that their grasp on power is hanging by the thread of the lie that all conservatives are racists.

The election of Ben Carson would create a sea change in American politics. It would permanently dismantle the Democrat coalition that gives them victory year after year.

The end of far left Democrat Party dominance...

In a head-to-head contest with Hillary Clinton, there’s just no way that Ben Carson will receive less than 40% of the black vote.

But, the Republican establishment is uncomfortable with Dr. Carson because he is a conservative, Tea Party Republican. They want another establishment Republican as their presidential nominee.

And, if the GOP nominates another establishment Republican, Hillary will win.

The nomination of Dr. Ben Carson is our sure path to victory in 2016.

But, Just Winning Isn’t Enough!

We must elect a man who will not settle for politics as usual.

We must elect a man who is 100% committed to the United States Constitution, and to the principles of freedom set forth by the Founders; a man who will insist on a balanced budget, and who is not a captive of political correctness. In short, a man with common sense.

And, we must elect a man who has the courage to stand up to the President of the United States and tell him to his face that Obamacare is a disaster that must be repealed, just as Dr. Carson did at the National Prayer Breakfast.

Dr. Benjamin Carson is That Man!

This is where Dr. Carson stands on the important issues of our day. If you stand with him, then please sign this petition now.

• National Debt. Cut government spending by 10% each year, across the board, until the budget is balanced!
• Obamacare. Repeal it! Replace it with a free market health savings account.
• Taxes. Make it flat and make sure that everyone has skin in the game. Everyone pays.
• Abortion. End it now! It is barbaric.
• Illegal Immigration. Listen to the American people, secure our borders. End it.
• Redistribution of Income. Stop it. It’s un-American.
• Welfare. It not only encourages self-destructive behavior, it is a trap. Replace it with a truly compassionate, free market approach that enables those on welfare to gain prosperity through employment and entrepreneurship.
• Judges. Appoint judges committed to the US Constitution.
• Political Correctness. It is dangerous. It hinders progress and divides our nation.
• Right to Keep & Bear Arms. It’s a vital part of the our Bill of Rights! End of story!
• Democrats and Republicans. Both have been part of the problem. America first!

The most important reason to support Ben Carson...

Dr. Carson is the only man who can heal and unite Americans - black, white, Hispanic; men, women; employer, employee; young, old.

Only once before, during the Civil War, were Americans as divided as they are today.

Dr. Carson will end the rancor, the distrust, the divide that has been crassly exploited by the leftists who control the Democratic Party. He will unite us as one great nation.

And, Ben Carson is a proud and unrepentant American!

"...there is no country I’d rather be a citizen of and call home than America. Where else but in this land of opportunity are people given so much freedom to pursue their dreams, with the potential to bring out the best in everyone?”

Ben Carson is a winning candidate! But, will he run?

Almost certainly! He has made it clear he will run if asked, if drafted...

This is what he said to a New York Times reporter when asked if he was considering a run for President...
“Certainly if a year and a half went by and there was no one on the scene and people are still clamoring, I would have to take that into consideration. I would never turn my back on my fellow citizens.”

Dr. Carson is just waiting to hear from you and me!

He agrees with the Founders’ idea of citizen statesmen serving their country, and that’s why he believes he must be called to serve by American citizens before being entitled to run.

Are You Ready to Clamor?!

If you want to win in 2016 and you want to end the racial divide, and elect a genuine conservative as President, then please join me in clamoring for Ben Carson today.

Please sign the Run, Ben, Run! petition today.

Dr. Carson is waiting to hear from you!
Let Dr. Carson know that you want him to run for President in 2016.
Ben Carson will run if we send him hundreds of thousands of petitions urging him to run for President. So won’t you...
Please sign your petition today!

I could see Dr Ben Carson running and being a fairly good pick. Assuming he doesn't buy into the system and become corrupted by it. However one key issue I think would hurt him just as it hurts most Rep picks is abortion. Its a dead cause because simply while many claim a religion in honesty the vast majority is not of a religious influence. So many are sick of hearing about the fight to ban abortion and while many in the middle could agree in limitations such as first trimester the vast majority are against banning it outright. It is NOT a cause Reps or the GOP could ever win.

Infact when I talk to fairly moderate friends of mine who could very well be swayed into voting Rep the 2 major issues that keep them from voting on the right is #1 Abortion. People would rather it be left alone and become a NON topic. No trying to advance or ban it. This hits the female community the most as looking as old men trying to tell them what they can do with their bodies. #2 is Gay Rights. Not necassarily Gay Marriage though but being able to simply get off the "Gay is Evil" horse and again make it a dead topic. The vast majority of those in the middle rather let people live their own lives as they please and getting out of other peoples bedroom.

If the Rep and GOP could get off those 2 key issues and make a statement its part of the old dead GOP that they no longer are against but maybe not for either then Reps could stand to gain a LOT of independent and middle of the road voters.

Its the one major issue for Dr Ben Carson.

While I like Carson I seriously doubt even he could get 10% of the black vote because forever they are tied to the Democrat party.

Ben Carson on Immigration

Overwhelming majority want the southern border secured. (Jan 2012) Deportation is moral low road; create guest worker program. (Jan 2012) http://www.ontheissues.org/Ben_Carson.htm#Immigration

CARSON is PRO-AMNESTY. REJECT!