Mitt Romney failed because he ran away from Mitt Romney. He rarely talked about how his faith defined him, failed to aggressively defend his business record and refused to embrace his signature piece of gubernatorial legislation depriving him of the opportunity to frame his record for the voters.
Ben Carson likes to quote Alexis De Tocqueville, so clearly Mr. Carson is a student of history and I’m sure he watched the 2012 presidential race. I hope he learned from it. Be you Mr. Carson. Don’t buy into the notion of being some anti-obama instead be pro-carson. It really boils down to pessimism vs. optimism.
Dr. Carson will set a powerful example of transcending divisive politics because his profile is a natural contrast with both Barak Obama on one end of the spectrum and Alan West on the other. Herein lies the uniqueness of Ben Carson: his style, rhetoric, approach and principles combine to give America the kind of unifying leader we need at this moment in our history.
The above observation is informed by the below quotes:
Ben Carson, pg56, One Nation: “Many on the Right exhibit bigotry by assuming that those who believe in the sacredness on big government programs have socialistic tendencies.”
Former Rep. Allen West: “I believe there is about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party.”
Ben Carson, pg64, One Nation: “Washington, DC, is dysfunctional today because the primary two political parties have become opponents instead of teammates with different approaches to the same goal. In a speech not long ago, President Obama referred to the Republicans as enemies.”
President Obama: In an interview with Univision radio, Obama urged Hispanic votes for Democrats, and said: “If Latinos sit out the election instead of, ‘we’re going to punish our enemies and we’re going to reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us’ — if they don’t see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election, then I think it’s going to be harder.” [President Obama later apologized, see here].
In Conclusion,
Ben Carson, pg63, One Nation: “Unfortunately, polarizing influences have become stronger in recent years, robbing from the pool of moderate legislators and increasing the numbers of extreme legislators. Their efforts explain why it is so difficult to come to consensus on almost anything.”
I believe millennials want something more than the divisive politics we’ve seen for the majority of our collective political memory. I believe Ben Carson has the unique combination of style, rhetoric, approach and principles to deliver such a reality. I hope he runs.
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