jimnyc
03-15-2016, 06:06 PM
Hmmmmmmmm..... interesting....
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After spending more than $10 million in a failed bid to make Ben Carson president, the main super-PAC supporting the retired neurosurgeon is now transforming itself into a big-money vehicle designed to make Carson Donald Trump's vice presidential pick.
The goal, says the pro-Carson super-PAC's founder, John Philip Sousa IV, is for Carson to provide moral guidance to the billionaire New York real estate developer and Republican presidential front-runner.
"President Trump will need the wise counsel and moral compass of Dr. Ben Carson," Sousa wrote in an email to super-PAC supporters Monday afternoon.
Sousa elaborated on his plans in a telephone interview Tuesday with The Hill.
"One of the reasons we called our group 'The 2016 Committee' was to give it inordinate flexibility," Sousa said.
"The 2016 Committee will now kind of morph itself into the objective of having Dr. Carson be Donald Trump's running mate."
Sousa says the super-PAC has been in a holding pattern since Carson quit the presidential race, but he is now ready to launch a new campaign — powered by an extensive list of donors — to convince Trump to pick Carson as his running mate.
"Honestly, I am not a Donald Trump guy," Sousa told his super-PAC donors via email.
"But, I’ve learned to deal with reality ... If the Donald is going to be our nominee, who else would you like to have his ear and give him advice than Dr. Ben Carson?
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273067-carson-super-pac-morphs-into-vp-vehicle
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After spending more than $10 million in a failed bid to make Ben Carson president, the main super-PAC supporting the retired neurosurgeon is now transforming itself into a big-money vehicle designed to make Carson Donald Trump's vice presidential pick.
The goal, says the pro-Carson super-PAC's founder, John Philip Sousa IV, is for Carson to provide moral guidance to the billionaire New York real estate developer and Republican presidential front-runner.
"President Trump will need the wise counsel and moral compass of Dr. Ben Carson," Sousa wrote in an email to super-PAC supporters Monday afternoon.
Sousa elaborated on his plans in a telephone interview Tuesday with The Hill.
"One of the reasons we called our group 'The 2016 Committee' was to give it inordinate flexibility," Sousa said.
"The 2016 Committee will now kind of morph itself into the objective of having Dr. Carson be Donald Trump's running mate."
Sousa says the super-PAC has been in a holding pattern since Carson quit the presidential race, but he is now ready to launch a new campaign — powered by an extensive list of donors — to convince Trump to pick Carson as his running mate.
"Honestly, I am not a Donald Trump guy," Sousa told his super-PAC donors via email.
"But, I’ve learned to deal with reality ... If the Donald is going to be our nominee, who else would you like to have his ear and give him advice than Dr. Ben Carson?
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273067-carson-super-pac-morphs-into-vp-vehicle