The Republican Establishment is trying to establish Ben Carson as their acceptable “anti-Establishment” candidate.
According to Rich Lowry [Email him] “Ben Carson is a superior outsider to Donald Trump.” Lowry praises Carson for catching “the populist wave roiling Republican politics” while not being “an obnoxious braggart who abuses anyone who crosses him and will say or do anything as long as he’s getting attention.” [Ben Carson, The Superior Outsider, Politico, September 2, 2015]
In addition to praising Carson, the GOP Establishment also pretends Carson is on the verge of knocking off Trump. Bill Kristol [Email him] proclaimed, “Republicans have had an exciting summer fling with Donald Trump, and are about to embark on a fall romance with Ben Carson.” [The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton: Cancel the Wedding?, Weekly Standard, September 6, 2015]
Charles Krauthammer [Email him] won’t even grant Trump this summer, asking “Who knew that this was the summer of Carson? He’s slowly creeping along. No one hears about him. And, you know, yes, of course this is the outsiders.” He praises Carson as the “anti-Donald Trump.” [Krauthammer: Carson A Bizarro World Anti-Trump, Real Clear Politics, August 31, 2015]
But it’s not just Conservatism Inc. promoting this narrative. The Main Stream Media is gleefully eager to portray a surging Carson on the verge of dethroning Trump ...
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