NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Even though Dr. Ben Carson has yet to announce that he’s running for president, his supporters are acting a lot like he has.
On the heels of a Public Policy Polling survey that found the pediatric neurosurgeon and conservative pundit in second place nationally among the current crop of prospective Republican presidential candidates, his supporters are transitioning from “Draft Ben” mode to a full-fledged campaign operation.
John Philip Sousa IV (yes, they’re related), president of the largest pro-Carson super PAC, is already plotting out a primary strategy. Speaking to HuffPost at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Sousa was confident that Carson’s candidacy is a foregone conclusion.
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“Well, there’s a total difference between someone who has not had a real job and someone who has been a director of a pediatric neurosurgery,” said Phillips. “Ask any physician — there’s politics in [medicine] as well.”
“If people want to line up Ben Carson and Barack Obama, they’d be very foolish,” echoed Sousa.
