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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBen Carson's Campaign Announces He's Traveling 'Home' for 'Fresh Clothes' Amid Iowa Caucuses
Source: ABC News
Ben Carson's Campaign Announces He's Traveling 'Home' for 'Fresh Clothes' Amid Iowa Caucuses
By ANDREA GONZALESKATHERINE FAULDERS Feb 1, 2016, 10:40 PM ET
Ben Carsons presidential campaign on Monday night insisted the Republican presidential candidate would not be suspending his campaign in the wake of the Iowa caucuses. Instead, the candidate, himself, told reporters that he would be going home to Florida to get some fresh clothes.
Carson, who appeared to be running in a distant fourth in Iowa behind leading contenders Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, said he would be home for just ten or twelve hours.
Soon after, Carsons communications director, Larry Ross, put out a statement declaring that the former neurosurgeon turned presidential hopeful was not suspending his presidential campaign.
After spending 18 consecutive days on the campaign trail, Dr. Carson needs to go home and get a fresh set of clothes, Ross said. He will be departing Des Moines later tonight to avoid the snow storm and will be back on the trail Wednesday. We look forward to tonight's caucus results and to meaningful debates in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
By ANDREA GONZALESKATHERINE FAULDERS Feb 1, 2016, 10:40 PM ET
Ben Carsons presidential campaign on Monday night insisted the Republican presidential candidate would not be suspending his campaign in the wake of the Iowa caucuses. Instead, the candidate, himself, told reporters that he would be going home to Florida to get some fresh clothes.
Carson, who appeared to be running in a distant fourth in Iowa behind leading contenders Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, said he would be home for just ten or twelve hours.
Soon after, Carsons communications director, Larry Ross, put out a statement declaring that the former neurosurgeon turned presidential hopeful was not suspending his presidential campaign.
After spending 18 consecutive days on the campaign trail, Dr. Carson needs to go home and get a fresh set of clothes, Ross said. He will be departing Des Moines later tonight to avoid the snow storm and will be back on the trail Wednesday. We look forward to tonight's caucus results and to meaningful debates in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-carson-campaign-insists-dropping-changing-clothes/story?id=36654625
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Ben Carson's Campaign Announces He's Traveling 'Home' for 'Fresh Clothes' Amid Iowa Caucuses (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2016
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Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)1. Apparently Iowa doesn't have any dry cleaners.
renegade000
(2,301 posts)6. Lol, or department stores for that matter...
An off-the-rack suit really wouldn't be that much of a splurge for a campaign.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,019 posts)2. He soiled himself?
Initech
(100,102 posts)5. Well he does tend to fail asleep a lot in them.
As Bill Maher called him the "human screen saver".
brush
(53,868 posts)3. His campaign is still operating in bizarro world.
Going home for 10-12 hours to get clothes?
Come on. He just doesn't want to say yet that he's out.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)4. He fell asleep and made a *2
NRaleighLiberal
(60,019 posts)7. now THAT'S the turd way!