On Ben Carson
Over the course of the past month, Ben Carson
has surged past Donald Trump to take the lead in the Republican
presidential field, and now finds himself tied with Democrat Hillary
Clinton in a new national poll. But rather than trumpet those
accomplishments out on the campaign trail, the new GOP front-runner is
returning to the book circuit, the place that may explain his stunning
political success.
The retired neurosurgeon's latest two-day,
eight-stop book tour kicked off Tuesday in Tampa—the same place former
Florida Governor Jeb Bush looked to reboot his campaign a day earlier.
“The
secret for Carson is his book sales,” said George Farrell, chairman of
BlakPAC, a super-PAC that seeks to elect diverse conservative
candidates.
On Jeb Bush
At the event in Tampa, some Republicans warned that Bush will have to
go further if he wants to overtake outsider insurgents Trump and
Carson.
“Trump doesn't give a speech—Trump has a conversation,
with a give and take from the audience,” said George Farrell, who is
active in Florida politics and attended Bush's rally. “Jeb gave a more
authentic speech today—but he still is giving a speech.”
“If
you're old-school, you would think it was a great speech,” added
Farrell, who remains undecided in the presidential race. “But moving
forward, Jeb has to give less of a speech and more of a conversation if
he wants to tap into what's going on across the country.”
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