"Dr. Ben Carson was brought to tears while describing his
supporters in an emotional and unexpectedly heavy moment on the campaign
trail on Tuesday, his first appearance after a week of vacation that
saw his national profile rise from also-ran to consistent top tier
contender.
While the GOP presidential candidate took a break last week – itself a remarkably unusual move in modern campaigns – America took notice of Carson: the retired neurosurgeon surged and early-state voting, rising from relative obscurity created by limited media attention, fellow front-runner Donald Trump’s big shadow, and a retail politics strategy that favors face-time over airtime.
And then he cried.
Describing individual contributors who can’t afford to write big checks, but give small amounts monthly, Carson was so overcome by emotion at an event at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club that he stopped speaking for several moments.
“Let me tell you,” Carson finally said, with his voice crackling. “I don’t want to disappoint those people and I certainly don’t want to waste their money”
Carson’s reaction differed markedly from that of Trump, who last month called a donor who wrote a check for $7.30 “the cutest thing ever.”
Trump has repeatedly said he doesn’t need donors’ money – he’s really, really, really rich, he’s said repeatedly – but would like it anyway. And there’s almost never silence or humble moments at Trump’s media appearances or campaign events, because the candidate rarely stops talking about how great he is to have them.
Caron’s fundraising has largely been from small donors: his campaign said in early August they’d raised $10,600,000 between March and August and 98% of those donations were below $200.
“I simply said if the people want me to do this then they need to fund it and they have been doing it at record levels,” Carson said.
The two candidates cannot be more different: Trump is loud and boastful where Carson is quiet and reserved. Still, they occupy a similar space as outsider candidates who vow to shake up Washington, D.C. and have inspired widespread grassroots support." msnbc
While the GOP presidential candidate took a break last week – itself a remarkably unusual move in modern campaigns – America took notice of Carson: the retired neurosurgeon surged and early-state voting, rising from relative obscurity created by limited media attention, fellow front-runner Donald Trump’s big shadow, and a retail politics strategy that favors face-time over airtime.
And then he cried.
Describing individual contributors who can’t afford to write big checks, but give small amounts monthly, Carson was so overcome by emotion at an event at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club that he stopped speaking for several moments.
“Let me tell you,” Carson finally said, with his voice crackling. “I don’t want to disappoint those people and I certainly don’t want to waste their money”
Carson’s reaction differed markedly from that of Trump, who last month called a donor who wrote a check for $7.30 “the cutest thing ever.”
Trump has repeatedly said he doesn’t need donors’ money – he’s really, really, really rich, he’s said repeatedly – but would like it anyway. And there’s almost never silence or humble moments at Trump’s media appearances or campaign events, because the candidate rarely stops talking about how great he is to have them.
Caron’s fundraising has largely been from small donors: his campaign said in early August they’d raised $10,600,000 between March and August and 98% of those donations were below $200.
“I simply said if the people want me to do this then they need to fund it and they have been doing it at record levels,” Carson said.
The two candidates cannot be more different: Trump is loud and boastful where Carson is quiet and reserved. Still, they occupy a similar space as outsider candidates who vow to shake up Washington, D.C. and have inspired widespread grassroots support." msnbc
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