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Tab

(11,093 posts)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:31 PM Dec 2015

Ben Carson plans staff shakeup in coming days

Source: Washington Post

KEENE, NH - Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is seeking to take control of his struggling presidential campaign, saying in an interview that his drop in the polls is the fault of his advisers and that he plans to shake up his staff in the coming days.

Carson, sitting alone Wednesday in the basement of his Maryland house, said that no one’s job is safe. He complained about budgetary management in a campaign that has spent millions and called some of his top staffers overpaid and ineffective in broadcasting his message.

“I’m looking at every aspect of the campaign right now. Everything is on the table, every job is on the table. And we’re going to analyze it very carefully,” Carson said. “It’s not perfect and we’re going to work on it.”

“I want to see more efficiency in terms of the way money is utilized,” he added, saying he is frustrated with his campaign being described by critics as a “rat hole” for small-dollar donations.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ben-carson-plans-staff-shake-up-in-coming-days/2015/12/23/46990a6c-a9b4-11e5-8058-480b572b4aae_story.html



Who woulda thunk it?
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Ben Carson plans staff shakeup in coming days (Original Post) Tab Dec 2015 OP
He needs of fire Andy823 Dec 2015 #1
Someone has to be the fall guy or at fault for Carson and his failed campaign, Of course rladdi Dec 2015 #2
It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools, especially since he selected them. /nt NCjack Dec 2015 #21
He's going home.... marble falls Dec 2015 #3
This is in his home? jmowreader Dec 2015 #13
Yes, that is his home and there's a video with Dr Carson doing the freaking tour! marble falls Dec 2015 #15
duckduckgoose this search: "ben carsons home". marble falls Dec 2015 #16
Spelling? keithbvadu2 Dec 2015 #35
Actually his reponse is quite telling Tab Dec 2015 #4
Unless his advisors are the ones responsible for things like Carson bragging about his violent past bulloney Dec 2015 #6
Carson moves the deck chairs around on the Titanic! FSogol Dec 2015 #5
I want a good analogy (and I could write a computer program to match) Tab Dec 2015 #9
It's a bad analogy. Carson's campaign is SOARING! If anything they are rearranging deck chairs JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #28
Several less productive staff members will have to be stabbed. Ducksworthy Dec 2015 #7
Comedians across the land are frantically texting their therapists KamaAina Dec 2015 #8
And this from the man that thought the Roman Aqueducts were: "Bringing fresh fish to Rome" BlueJazz Dec 2015 #10
I wonder if that's code for firing his team and throwing in the towel? Bubzer Dec 2015 #11
That Darn Staff Claiming The Pyramids Were For Grain Storage Yallow Dec 2015 #12
J can only assume his advisors said so Tab Dec 2015 #14
After Suggesting Shakeup, Carson Says He Has '100% Confidence' in Team KamaAina Dec 2015 #17
"No one's" job is safe? jmowreader Dec 2015 #18
I don't think the issue Jeb Bartlet Dec 2015 #19
He & Herman Cain (another fly-by-night) should hook up after this is all over. So much in common. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #20
Only shake up I can see coming is madokie Dec 2015 #22
Those damn advisers tried to stab him in the belt! robertpaulsen Dec 2015 #23
Yeah, but it'll bounce off! Tab Dec 2015 #24
Physician... Mike Nelson Dec 2015 #25
He'll be at the next kiddie table debate. (Jan 14th) briv1016 Dec 2015 #26
A slow, calm, sleepy shake up. They_Live Dec 2015 #27
Oh that'll help Blue Owl Dec 2015 #29
"every job is on the table" Except for the one that matters - the candidate. yellowcanine Dec 2015 #30
isn't this the first step out the door? restorefreedom Dec 2015 #31
Yeah, but I think that by this point he's irretrievably lost. Tab Dec 2015 #37
won't miss carson at all restorefreedom Dec 2015 #39
I wonder who will replace him. n/t Gore1FL Dec 2015 #32
He can start with himself eom LiberalElite Dec 2015 #33
Ben Carson plans staff rapture in coming days ! eom PosterChild Dec 2015 #34
Hope this is the end for this nut. BlueStater Dec 2015 #36
Oh, he's going to make a fine living on the speaker circuit Tab Dec 2015 #38
It won't matter, Ben. bdwker Dec 2015 #40
I think his big problem came when he decided to copy trumps racism trillion Dec 2015 #41

rladdi

(581 posts)
2. Someone has to be the fall guy or at fault for Carson and his failed campaign, Of course
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:35 PM
Dec 2015

he couldn't blame himself. It has to be all his staff.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
35. Spelling?
Thu Dec 24, 2015, 02:25 AM
Dec 2015

Another bullet point for disgusting Scalia who says Black people are out of their element in higher education.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
4. Actually his reponse is quite telling
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:38 PM
Dec 2015
"his drop in the polls is the fault of his advisers"

Uh, Ben, they're advisers not controllers That means that they advise and YOU decide.

From that little point alone (and forgetting all the bizarre crap you've put forward yourself) it's clear you don't understand Leadership.

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
6. Unless his advisors are the ones responsible for things like Carson bragging about his violent past
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:40 PM
Dec 2015

and preaching things like the ancient Egyptian pyramids were used for grain storage, I don't think Carson has anyone to blame but himself.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
9. I want a good analogy (and I could write a computer program to match)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:55 PM
Dec 2015

where they're rearranging the deck chairs on the Internet

Oh, and Bernie would be appreciative of those small donations. Mr. Carson can donate the ones he doesn't want.

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
28. It's a bad analogy. Carson's campaign is SOARING! If anything they are rearranging deck chairs
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 09:21 PM
Dec 2015

on the Hindenberg!

With all due credit going to Mr. Colbert.

Ducksworthy

(55 posts)
7. Several less productive staff members will have to be stabbed.
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:41 PM
Dec 2015

"The Hammer" will assure that the others fall into line.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
8. Comedians across the land are frantically texting their therapists
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:52 PM
Dec 2015

in case this portends the end of TaliBen's campaign.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
14. J can only assume his advisors said so
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:26 PM
Dec 2015

and he didn'r have the balls to correct them.

OR -brilliance flash here - he thought they were right.

Either way....

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
17. After Suggesting Shakeup, Carson Says He Has '100% Confidence' in Team
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:43 PM
Dec 2015
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/interview-carson-suggests-campaign-shakeup-may-be-coming-n485251

Hours after suggesting in an interview Wednesday that he's considering major "personnel changes" to his troubled campaign, presidential candidate Ben Carson said in a written statement that he has "100 percent confidence" in his current team.

In the statement, released hours after a pair of interviews in which he hinted at a major staff shakeup, Carson said, "We are refining some operational practice sand streamlining some staff assignments to more aptly match the tasks ahead, but my senior team remains in place with my full confidence, and they will continue to execute our campaign plan."

Earlier, in an interview with the Associated Press, Carson said "everything is on the table" regarding changes to his campaign. "I'm looking carefully."

The AP noted that the interview was conducted without the knowledge of Carson's campaign manager, Barry Bennett. Carson also participated in an interview Wednesday with the Washington Post.


jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
18. "No one's" job is safe?
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:46 PM
Dec 2015

About the only way to revive the flagging Ben Carson campaign is to fire the candidate and get a different Ben Carson in there. The Carson campaign has a very simple problem: It's very hard to sell a hard-right isolationist Christian dominionist with no experience in elected office if he's less exciting than a bowl of Cream of Wheat. He could probably pull off the same trick if he was fun to listen to like Trump is, but when you're this fucking boring it's a different story.

Ben Carson is a weird mishmash...a mixture of Donald Trump's lunacy, Ted Cruz' religious insanity, and Calvin Coolidge's dullness. Carson is the first candidate in history to have an LD50 rating on his stump speech: forcing 100 people to go to a Carson campaign rally caused half of them to die of boredom. Carson's selling point is his excellence at brain surgery; unfortunately, his crowning achievement seems to be the invention of the autonomous bilateral hemispherectomy.

I think as soon as the governors drop out of this race, Carson is soon to follow.

Jeb Bartlet

(141 posts)
19. I don't think the issue
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:46 PM
Dec 2015

is his staff being ineffective at broadcasting his message, the issue is the message they are having to broadcast is complete garbage.

So glad to see this narcissistic psychopath failing.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
24. Yeah, but it'll bounce off!
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 08:19 PM
Dec 2015

That's what happens when you use (I assume) a cheap-shit plastic knife.

briv1016

(1,570 posts)
26. He'll be at the next kiddie table debate. (Jan 14th)
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 08:54 PM
Dec 2015

Assuming he hasn't dropped out entirely by then.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
31. isn't this the first step out the door?
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:00 PM
Dec 2015

i expect this to be followed by meetings with donors, assurances that he is NoT quitting, staff layoffs, loud protestations to the media that the campaign is not over, and then a few weeks later, an "announcement."

Tab

(11,093 posts)
37. Yeah, but I think that by this point he's irretrievably lost.
Thu Dec 24, 2015, 12:54 PM
Dec 2015

So, too, should be Trump, except Trump has enough Vegas savvy to keep his winning streak alive longer than most (apparently for worse, not better, but that's beside the point here).

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
39. won't miss carson at all
Thu Dec 24, 2015, 12:58 PM
Dec 2015

i kind of liked having trump around for entertainment value, but now that he has a hold on the lead, its getting a bit frightening.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
36. Hope this is the end for this nut.
Thu Dec 24, 2015, 02:46 AM
Dec 2015

On the downside, his departure will probably help that orange-skinned man-child and the Cubanadian.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
38. Oh, he's going to make a fine living on the speaker circuit
Thu Dec 24, 2015, 12:57 PM
Dec 2015

Although I get the impression he has enough money, but some people get off on being "relevant" and often that's more important to them, even more so if they have convinced themselves they have a message from god that they need to convey to us.

I haven't Ben saying "God has spoken to me", at least within the confines of this race. Has anyone?

 

trillion

(1,859 posts)
41. I think his big problem came when he decided to copy trumps racism
Sat Dec 26, 2015, 12:04 PM
Dec 2015

I don't think it was his dumb comments because trump doesn't come off any brighter and that crowd doesn't seem to mind.

I think the people that weren't racists were supporting the black man/brain surgeon because they couldn't stand trump. then when Carson tried to be as racist as Trump, they bailed on him.

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