Ben Carson's dropping like a rock in the polls and his staff members are fleeing faster than migrants fled Morocco in Trump's latest video. But don't worry, Carson fans, he's got the cure. Kyle Cheney reports:
After stumbling through November and December — slipping from the top tier of the crowded Republican field to the middle of the pack — the retired neurosurgeon said Wednesday he plans to spend 16 days this month in Iowa ahead of its Feb. 1 caucuses, reorienting his campaign after months of scattershot appearances all over the country. [...]
“The more people that I talk to, the more people who actually get an opportunity to see who I am for themselves ... the better off we’re going to be,” he said.
Decent idea, in theory, Ben. But convincing voters might be a bit tough with campaign appearances like this:
Apparently, his actual wording was "worst student" and he was trying to make the point that even bad students, like him, can do great things. But yeah, good luck with that closing argument, Ben.