Other View: Lots of People think Ben Carson is insane

“I do have a tendency to be relaxed”, he said. “In all the years I’ve been involved in politics, I have never seen dislike, hatred, whatever you want to call it between two parties like you have now”. Wiles managed Rick Scott’s campaign when he won the race for governor in 2010.

Republican strategist John Feehery says Trump is considered electable now only because he hasn’t yet been the subject of a multimillion dollar negative ad campaign, which will happen should he maintain his lead in the polls.

“Why didn’t he do the same thing I did at Doral?”

That’s a particular struggle for Trump, who began his campaign for president by calling a few immigrants from Mexico rapists and has vowed to deport all of the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally if he is elected president. And if you’re not interested in either candidate, the man whom betting markets now predict will win the Republican nomination – namely, Marco Rubio – will follow Trump on “State of the Union”. He said his experience will benefit Americans when it comes to negotiating with other countries.

I am sure Trump supporters will say that saying “I don’t know much about” Carson’s religion is a neutral statement. “Every country is ripping us off. We dont win on trade”.

Princeton University polling expert Sam Wang told Business Insider earlier this month that while he doesn’t believe that Trump will be the nominee, the real-estate tycoon’s staying power at the top of the polls was notable.

Evangelicals make up 42 percent of likely Iowa caucusgoers, according to the Bloomberg poll, and have shaped the last couple of Republican contests in the state.

Dr. Ben Carson speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on October 9, 2015.

Carson said he wasn’t surprised to be leading Trump, but did concede he was slightly surprised to see the numbers were so high.

Still, Wynn said, “you don’t want to blur the message Jeb is trying to build, which is his record and his prescriptions for the nation’s problems”. The Trump campaign announced the hire of a Florida state director earlier this month.

The midday sun on a cloudless sky took its toll on several people who had fainting spells.

For Trump, the prize could be a chance to knock out two major rivals on their home turf. I think it’s a good idea; it’s a very down-the-middle idea. I would love to have their vote.

Still, for all the talk of bipartisanship and unity, Trump did not pull punches as he vigorously took on his opponents. “Those evangelicals who care most about ideology are with Cruz, while those who care about likability are with Carson”, Johnson said, adding that “the social fabric and culture of Iowa is based on likability”. Now, that was back in the day before they would shoot you! Give the businessman a try.

Dino Rentos, who drove from Orlando, said his support for Trump isn’t just about the positions Trump takes on issues.

“It’s his attitude”, Rentos said. “We need high-energy people”, Trump told Tapper.

“He has no policy positions really”, she said. “… I’ve got a lot of really cool things I could do other than sit around, being miserable, listening to people demonize me and me feeling compelled to demonize them”.