Ben Carson slams party over talk of contested convention

Ahead of Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate, the retired neurosurgeon slammed the party after reports emerged that Republican insiders were discussing the possibility of deal-making to decide the eventual nominee at the Republican National Convention. They discussed the possibility of a brokered convention in Cleveland next July if Trump swept through the primaries with a delegate lead.

“If the leaders of the Republican Party want to destroy the party, they should continue to hold meetings like the one described in the Washington Post this morning”.

“One of the reasons that I got into this is because I heard the frustration in the people who are so exhausted of backroom deals”, Carson said on ABC’s “This Week”.

She told the radio host she didn’t understand Carson’s response to the reports, saying the outcome of a brokered convention would be determined by the voters, not Republican Party leaders.

We all know the GOP establishment is no fan of the controversial frontrunner, but would they go so far to alter the nomination process to prevent his victory? “We’re going to have a great nominating process…It will all work out”.

“Despite their feeble protests of Trump’s ban on Muslims, all of the GOP contenders would still support Trump as their nominee”, said Adrienne Watson, a Correct The Record spokeswoman in a statement. Trump has repeatedly threatened to embark on an independent run for the White House if the party does not treat him fairly.

If you dislike Trump and have no problem with the plans of the establishment, think of how you would react if they treated your favorite candidate the same way?

A WBUR poll released on Friday showed Trump with a double-digit lead in the first primary state New Hampshire but continued to face increased competition from other candidates including: Chris Christie, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.

Donald Trump, pictured in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 4, 2015, already seems to be laying groundwork for the idea that a contested convention would be unfair for him.

Ben Carson on Friday took a page from Donald Trump’s playbook by threatening to depart the Republican Party.

Easton said the political system is set up to make such a scenario unlikely, but that with this many candidates running, it is possible.

Fourteen Republicans are still in the hunt for the nomination, a wide field that has wrestled for months with how to confront Trump.

Carson said he has spoken to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus since a closed-door meeting of party leaders in Washington, D.C., last week. We need to get away from that.

Most Republican voters say they were not bothered by his remarks, 29% of Republicans, who will pick the party’s nominee for the November 2016 election, said they found Mr. Trump’s remarks offensive against 64%who did not.