A Shakeup in Ben Carson's Campaign: Top 3 Aides Resign

[Stellar]

Three top aides to Ben Carson announced Thursday that they are resigning from the Republican presidential candidate's campaign.

Thursday morning, campaign manager Barry Bennett and communications director Doug Watts announced they "have resigned from the Carson campaign effective immediately."

"We respect the candidate and we have enjoyed helping him go from far back in the field to top tier status," Watts told ABC News Thursday. "Having just announced raising $23m for the 4th Q, more than any other Republican candidate, and passing 1 million contributions and over 600k unique donors since March, we are proud of our efforts for Dr. Carson and we wish him and his campaign the best of luck."

Inside Ben Carson's Possible Staff Shake-up
Thursday afternoon, ABC News learned that the deputy campaign manager and policy director Lisa Coen also resigned, according to the new Carson campaign manager, Ed Brookover.

Brookover says this is the only additional staff resignation he knows of right now.

In his new role, Brookover, who previously served as Carson's senior strategist, says he will focus his efforts on communicating Dr. Carson's vision and set of values.

More: abcNews

[MADem]

1. Who gives that moron money? I just can't understand that there are this many idiots

here in America....

[Stellar]

2. Actually, he got in the game to make some money.

http://galleries.politics.heraldtribune.com/gallery/370280#/2

[malaise]

3. Carson is history

It's over

[Stellar]

4. Yep, that's all she wrote. nt

[Eugene]

5. Reuters says that 21 staffers went out the door.

Republican Ben Carson's campaign manager, 20 staff quit

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-carson-idUSKBN0UE17520151231

[struggle4progress]

6. Ben Carson's campaign manager, 20 staffers quit

December 31, 2015 - 2:37pm
By Emily Flitter and James Oliphant
Reuters

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — Republican Ben Carson's 2016 presidential bid was thrown into chaos on Thursday when his campaign manager and some 20 other staff members quit amid infighting, dropping poll numbers and negative media coverage.

Barry Bennett .. said he quit over differences with .. Armstrong Williams.

... Bennett blamed Williams for an interview Carson gave last week to The Washington Post suggesting that the campaign was in disarray ...

He also charged Williams was behind a story in The New York Times that suggested Carson was out of his depth on foreign policy ...

http://www.reviewjournal.com/politics/elections/ben-carsons-campaign-manager-20-staffers-quit

[struggle4progress]

7. Ben Carson staffers quit, question his readiness for White House

... Carson is "one of the smartest men I've ever worked for," Bennett said, but added that he believes Carson has become Williams' "script reader."

Bennett said that made it difficult to advise Carson and raised questions in his mind about what kind of president Carson would make if elected.

"You have to surround yourself with good people," Bennett said. "And he hasn't demonstrated that he can do that. No one wants Armstrong Williams anywhere near the Oval Office" ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ben-carson-advisers-leave-campaign-20151231-story.html

[Stellar]

8. That seems to be the issue for most/all of the GOTP candidates ...

if you ask me.

[winstars]

9. Our old friend Armstrong, who took 240k from Dubya to push No Child Left Behind, Williams???

What could possibly go wrong??