Ben Carson doesn’t see ‘a political path forward,’ won’t go to debate
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon who is seeking the Republican nomination, is interviewed during the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference at Aria casino-hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco
Ben Carson doesn’t “see a political path forward” in the Republican presidential nomination process, and will not attend Thursday’s Republican presidential debate, he said in a statement.
Carson and his aides reached the decision after a staff meeting Wednesday morning in Baltimore after a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday.
Carson said he’s not planning on formal suspending his presidential campaign and will go into more detail during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Committee Conference on Friday.
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