Ben Carson - Page 20

First Republican Debate: The Candidate Report Card

Thursday night’s Fox News debate featured a bevy of explosive moments, several problematic gaffes, and a binder full of opposition ads for Hillary Clinton, as debate moderators grilled Republican 2016 presidential candidates with alacrity.

Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckab

Ben Carson on Why Political Experience Is Overrated

Tuesday on “Charlie Rose,” contributor Al Hunt asked why Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson why he thinks he can be a politician with no experience when he would not want someone to do brain surgery with

benCarson

Ben Carson: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Is PC ‘Going Amok’

On Sunday, presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” doubled down on his comments from a week before when he opined “all lives matter.” Carson stated on Sunday that all the fuss over the “Black Lives Matter” mantra is “political correctness going amok.”

Republican Presidential Hopefuls Attends Sen. Joni Ernst's Inaugural Roast And Ride Event

EXCLUSIVE: Steve King Welcomes Ben Carson to Conservative Opportunity Society, Addresses Planned Parenthood

The Conservative Opportunity Society—founded in 1983 by Newt Gingrich and Vin Weber, among others—is a Republican members-only group that meets for breakfast every Wednesday morning when the U.S. House of Representatives is in session. Each week, Chairman Rep. Steve King (R-IA) brings in different prominent speakers to address the group—this week, GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson will make an appearance.

immigration Rep. Steve King

Rand Paul Confident GOP Can Defund Planned Parenthood by Summer Recess

Paul has been adamant about finding a way to defund the abortion industry giant in the wake of the release of undercover investigative videos showing Planned Parenthood senior officials discussing harvesting the body parts of aborted babies for sale to biotech companies. “There’s a nationwide movement that we’ve been leading,” Paul said, according to the Washington Post. “We will probably send a millio

The Associated Press

Marco Rubio Slips in Latest Poll

It’s still early in the 2016 Republican presidential primary race, but things are not looking all that good for Sen. Marco Rubio. The most recent Mason-Dixon poll shows that Rubio has dropped 15 percentage points from former Governor Jeb Bush among Florida voters, in comparison to the previous Mason-Dixon poll that had Rubio and Bush virtually tied among the Republican electorate in the Sunshine State.

marco-rubio-freedomfest1

Cruz, Walker, Carson and Carly: Breitbart Primary Is Where It’s At

In what’s easily the highest-volume straw poll in America when it comes to the 2016 GOP presidential primaries with 55,000 respondents, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) placed in first place in the Breitbart Primary’s first month. He was closely followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) came in third.

image1

GOP Presidential Debate Organizers Facing Mathematical Quandry

Looking just at these most recent numbers, if we are going to select the top ten candidates — the cutoff to participate in the debate under the current rules — we will end up with sixteen candidates who can legitimately claim to be in the “top ten,” due to the number of ties.

fox news channel poll june 2015

Western Conservative Summit Kicks Off in Colorado

DENVER, Colorado—Over 4000 delegates are expected to gather at Denver’s Convention Center this weekend for the Western Conservative Summit. Speakers include presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Carly Fiorina, Rick Perry, Ben Carson, and Scott Walker.

AP Photo/Molly Riley

The Breitbart Primary Expands: New Contenders, Shifting Positions

The last two weeks have shaken up the Republican presidential race, with Governor Rick Perry (R-TX), Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL), and Donald Trump jumping in. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side of the aisle, presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton has been losing ground to socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VA) amid her campaign relaunch.

breitbart primary

Social Cons Stiffed at Romney’s Rich Guy Yoga Session

Failed presidential candidate and putative GOP kingmaker Mitt Romney hosted a weekend getaway for his approved list of GOP hopefuls where they could rub shoulders with GOP moneymen. Perhaps the highlight of the event was a dawn yoga session led by Romney’s wife Ann and political reporter Mark Halperin.

David Goldman/AP Photo

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Praises…Ben Carson?

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a Democrat who has praised Barack Obama for his efforts to “improve policing” in America and lauded him by saying “he’s hip, he’s a smooth president,” decided to flatter a GOP candidate for president on Monday, praising Ben Carson in Sacramento at a gathering of Johnson’s “Indivizible” African-American empowerment organization.

AP Photo/Cliff Owen

Florida GOP Chairman: ‘This State Is Going Red in 2016’

ORLANDO, Florida—As the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) gathers in Orlando for their quarterly meeting, RPOF Chairman Blaise Ingoglia joined Breitbart News for an exclusive interview about the party’s plans for 2016 and the important role he expects Florida to play in the elections.

blaise-ingoglia-RPOF