Ben Carson 'Suspends' Campaign For A Book Tour
Oct 15, 2015 12:37:09 #
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) suspended his presidential campaign for a financial crisis. Famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson is doing so for a book tour.
According to ABC News, Carson has put his public campaign events on hold to focus on fundraising events and stops to promote his new book, A More Perfect Union. He is scheduled to hold book signings next week in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
Carson's last public event was a health care town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 2. He will not appear at a public campaign event again until the next Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colorado, on Oct. 28.
Carson's campaign staff will not travel with him while he's on his book tour to avoid the unsavory image that he's using his presidential bid to make money, a spokesman told ABC. But there are legal issues at hand, too. Federal law prohibits candidates from using campaign resources to profit personally.
Even though he won't be supported by campaign staff or resources, the tour still gives Carson an opportunity to travel and engage with prospective voters. Only in this case, the costs and planning associated with the tour will be handled by his publisher, Sentinel.
The retired doctor isn't the first presidential candidate to take advantage of such a scheme. During the 2012 campaign, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich similarly blurred the lines between official campaign business and his vast for-profit book empire.
Carson's fundraising pace -- he will hold some 20 events over the next two weeks, according to ABC -- also explains the amount of money his campaign has hauled in over the last three months. In September, the campaign announced it had raised more than $20 million, one of the largest amounts in the race so far.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-suspends-campaign_561fa44ae4b0c5a1ce622105?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013§ion=politics
According to ABC News, Carson has put his public campaign events on hold to focus on fundraising events and stops to promote his new book, A More Perfect Union. He is scheduled to hold book signings next week in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
Carson's last public event was a health care town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 2. He will not appear at a public campaign event again until the next Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colorado, on Oct. 28.
Carson's campaign staff will not travel with him while he's on his book tour to avoid the unsavory image that he's using his presidential bid to make money, a spokesman told ABC. But there are legal issues at hand, too. Federal law prohibits candidates from using campaign resources to profit personally.
Even though he won't be supported by campaign staff or resources, the tour still gives Carson an opportunity to travel and engage with prospective voters. Only in this case, the costs and planning associated with the tour will be handled by his publisher, Sentinel.
The retired doctor isn't the first presidential candidate to take advantage of such a scheme. During the 2012 campaign, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich similarly blurred the lines between official campaign business and his vast for-profit book empire.
Carson's fundraising pace -- he will hold some 20 events over the next two weeks, according to ABC -- also explains the amount of money his campaign has hauled in over the last three months. In September, the campaign announced it had raised more than $20 million, one of the largest amounts in the race so far.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ben-carson-suspends-campaign_561fa44ae4b0c5a1ce622105?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013§ion=politics
Oct 15, 2015 19:05:52 #
moldyoldy wrote:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) suspended his president... (show quote)
Pat Buchanan used to do the same thing...with his sister Bae as his manager...did so several times....can you say "rightwing pimpin"? Hilarious
Oct 15, 2015 19:16:50 #
KHH1 wrote:
Pat Buchanan used to do the same thing...with his sister Bae as his manager...did so several times....can you say "rightwing pimpin"? Hilarious
How can anyone take these clowns seriously? Like palin, just milk it.
Like you're working on a dairy farm....... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Oct 16, 2015 02:57:51 #
moldyoldy wrote:
How can anyone take these clowns seriously? Like palin, just milk it.
Like you're working on a dairy farm....... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Like you're working on a dairy farm....... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well if you're an idiot and a rube ...you'll take them seriously. Which is why they run on the "conservative' side of the proverbial aisle.
Oct 16, 2015 04:23:56 #
Haughty Lib wrote:
Well if you're an idiot and a rube ...you'll take them seriously. Which is why they run on the "conservative' side of the proverbial aisle.
key words...idiot and rube...also known as a "mark".........
Oct 16, 2015 11:23:31 #
Haughty Lib wrote:
Well if you're an idiot and a rube ...you'll take them seriously. Which is why they run on the "conservative' side of the proverbial aisle.
Welcme back from haughty libville, missed you.
Oct 16, 2015 19:16:08 #
moldyoldy wrote:
Welcme back from haughty libville, missed you.
I agree...good to see him back...the number of people with sense on OPP increased again....... :thumbup:
Oct 20, 2015 09:16:32 #
Haughty Lib wrote:
Well if you're an idiot and a rube ...you'll take them seriously. Which is why they run on the "conservative' side of the proverbial aisle.
Glad to see your back, Haughty Lib. I am so tired of only one perspective of OPP.
Oct 25, 2015 07:38:58 #
The really amusing piece of this latest news is that when he stops campaigning his poll numbers increase.
Does that show that polls mean nothing or that he can say nothing "on the stump" and it is better for him?
Does that show that polls mean nothing or that he can say nothing "on the stump" and it is better for him?
moldyoldy wrote:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) suspended his president... (show quote)
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