After finishing sixth gaining only about 53,000 votes in the South Carolina primary, Ben Carson says he isn’t giving up nor is he quitting the race.
“When this thing started, there were 17 candidates, there are only six now and Im still one of them,” Carson said to supporters during his primary watch party in Greenville, South Carolina. “And I’m not going anywhere.”
With only 50% of the votes reported, Carson took to the stage to thank his supporters and to tell his supporters his campaign is just the beginning to take his message of taking power away from the political class to give it back to the people.
“It’s we the people who really have the power and this is the message that I am going to be taking across the nation to try to help the people of America recognize that we still have the ability to dictate the course of our country and save it for the next generation,” Carson said. “Our nation is very close to going off the cliff and… we need is recognition of the fact the way our country was designed, it was designed for citizen statements not career politicians. Right now there is a political class that consist of Washington establishment and the news media and the pundits. And they believe that they have complete control of our country.”
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"As time goes on, more and more people will actually begin to be serious and actually look at actually policies and solutions to the problems, rather than just hear rhetoric and loud boisterous speech,” Carson stated.
"And when that happens, I think you are actually going to see a significant change in what is going on in our country. The tide will begin to
"We have reached a point when we need to unite behind a single candidate," Lee said, addressing reporters inside the debate media spin room in University of Miami, Florida. "I'm sending the signal that it is time to unite. We as Republicans need to unite behind one leader... we need to unite behind Ted Cruz."
For the next three speeches, I am going to be educating, as well as encouraging you all to be more attentive, active, and vocal, when it comes to political and social issues. We’ve all been told that WE are the future, well there is some truth to that—Our generation is responsible for the future development of our country and that is something we need to take more seriously. I began looking into this topic before this class ever started; I looked up things so I, myself, knew what was going on. So, through more extensive research, I have gained a better understanding, and that is what I am sharing with
So, while the group has been successful in providing a candidate for president in 2012 success in the federal government has been limited, but success across the state and local government is beginning to spread into all states. A few of the candidates in support of this in both the state and
Cruz, a man who has about as much of a chance of winning the Republican nomination as Ben Carson has of becoming the new host of the Dr. Oz Show, is so deep in denial that instead of giving his concession speech, he comically choose Carly Fiorina as his running
Clinton associates himself, during his speech, with the combined values of a progressive as well as a collectivist through claims supportive of the future, of progress, of community, and of equality. He states in response to the critics of his actions during the Vietnam War: “I believe it weakened and divided America and made us reluctant to use our strength in other parts of the world. But I know many of you then and many of today disagree with me. And I respect that” (Clinton). The passage shows a collectivist demeanor in that Clinton strives to attain a nation drawing strength from its unity; in his belief, the Vietnam War destroyed the bond Americans share as a result of boundaries being drawn between parties. Moreover, he promotes an atmosphere bent on equality where no personal belief outweighs any other personal belief. Clinton later states: “If any of you choose to vote against me because of what happened 23 years ago, that is your right as an American citizen, and I respect it. But I hope that you will cast your vote looking toward the future, rather than remaining fixed to the problems of the past” (Clinton). Clinton, once again, builds an arena of equality through recognition of the possibility of differences of opinions from the audience members; however, he shifts his focus to a progressive mindset. Clinton asks the audience to look ahead at what the future holds rather than the events of the past. He, later, confronts the dilemma of the election
Senator Marco Rubio also had effective verbal and non-verbal skills during the whole debate. He maintained enough eye contact with the audience, candidates, and camera, and his eye contact was acute and serious. Meanwhile, Senator Rubio showed energetic, passion and sincerity when he spoke. Even though, Rubio was the youngest among all of the candidates, he showed that he is a serious contender. His tone was relentlessly positive even with the constant personal attacks among the candidates. He had an intelligent way of repelling the attacks of the other candidates without attacking any one directly; he easily steered the debate toward his strengths. Rubio decided not to run for his seat in senate again and, he stated, "That is why I am missing votes. Because I am leaving the Senate, I am not running for reelection, and I am running for president because I know this: unless we have the right president, we cannot make America fulfill its potential, but with the right person in office, the 21st century can be the greatest era that our nation has ever known." During the opening remarks he joked "I know California has a drought so I brought my own water." but it should be avoided. Rubio was the fourth to dominate the debate after Trump, Bush, and Fiorina. He was asked four direct questions and gave two replies and he used an acceptable language. He concluded by saying that,
Four years ago today, the 2008 election season was in full throttle. The Democratic primaries had an early start, with John Edwards officially announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in December 2006, Hillary Clinton following in January 2007 and Barack Obama declaring his intentions for the Oval Office in February. The Republican contenders entered the race soon after and were competing for the nomination in early 2007. John McCain, the last viable contender to formally announce his candidacy besides Fred Thompson, made a formal announcement on March 1, 2007. Lydia Saad noted the awkwardness of no Republican front-runner at this period before an election. Indeed, prospective candidates for the 2012 GOP nomination have
"Our hands are kind of tied, but make no mistake, we want to make sure that everybody has confidence that people casting ballots are eligible. This is certainly going to be a topic at next legislation."
The favorite phrase of most candidates running in election seems to be “when i’m president.” Within that phrase a promise comes along over an issues such as cap-and-trade, taxes, spending, immigration, and foreign policy. Republican Senator Marco Rubio has spent the past several months making promises to voters, painting a vivid future about what America would be like “when” he is elected president. One of his promises that accentuates spectators is his promise on “win war on ISIS.” In order for him to act upon such drastic issues of ISIS he must have full support by congress.
The road to becoming president is rockier than a mountain trail. Through all the ups and downs, a Presidential candidate must stay calm and do what is necessary to win. That is exactly what soon-to-be President Barack Obama did back in 2008. Through this crisis-risen scenario, he didn’t budge, he didn’t change, he didn’t back down. He stepped up to the stage, swung, and hit a homerun with his speech by sticking to simple literature basics, and putting rhetorical devices one after another, from start to finish of the speech.
In 2013 he was hired by Fox News to work as a contributor (Biography). While working at Fox News he published One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America’s Future, this later became one of New York Times bestseller. Two years later he decided to run for President. He is quoted saying, “I’m not a politician, I don’t want to be a politician because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what is right” (Biography). During his campaign, the media started questioning some of his early life. They did not believe he was awarded a full scholarship to Yale, nor did they believe that he was violent when he was younger. CNN then conducted a report talking to his neighbors and some of his old school teachers. (Biography). Carson was very popular in the beginning of his campaign trail, but slowly started to lose voters. He then decided to drop out of the presidential race. Carson would later endorse Donald J. Trump, and would be one of his loyal supporters in the presidential race. When trump won the presidential election he announced Ben Carson as his secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Trump later said in a statement, “Ben Carson has a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within those communities,"
In Gifted Hands, Ben Carson explains what it means to THINK BIG, An acronym that he uses to inspire his readers and himself. In the article, “Carson Formally Suspends Campaign”, written by Gabrielle Levy, it explains what Carson said after deciding to drop out of the race. Levy quotes Carson saying, “I did the math...and I realized that it simply wasn’t going to happen” (Levy 2). Included in the acronym mentioned, H stands for honesty. Ben Carson was honest with himself in knowing and realizing he was not going to be the Republican nominee. Levy also mentions what Carson had to say about the behavior of the other candidates, “Carson expressed disappointment with the rhetoric in the Republican contest that has often looked more appropriate to
The 2016 Presidential Election is a promise to better our nation. Many upcoming candidates have stated their thoughts, beliefs, and plans that they believe will improve amongst what America has become. Debate after debate, campaign after campaign, and interview after interview we are left with the decision of which party and which candidate we want to elect. Ben Carson and Hillary Clinton stand strong in their beliefs, but Ben Carson is the best candidate, because he is an open Christian that stands for strong abortion restrictions and the most lax gun laws.
The eminent speech “America, yes we can!” transpired on the eighth of January 2008 in New Hampshire during the presidential election by presidential front runner Barack Obama.
"The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake."