https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/carson-and-trump-are-dominating-but-their-chummy-rapport-turns-cool/2015/10/24/6dc2018a-79e8-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html
This article discusses the relationship between republicans Ben Carson and Donald Trump, the two outsiders in the presidential race. It mentions how the two different candidates came from two different backgrounds. However, it also goes on to mention how these two were actually very similar to each other, almost like two kindred spirits. Both show off their successes, and both are dominating the other republicans in the presidential race. According to the article, both of them have a grand total of over 50% of the GOP votes, much to the surprise and disbelief of the "real" candidates. But as the race goes on, both the candidates will have to face off against each other instead. According to the article, this was already made apparent when Trump started to attack Carson, after finding out that Carson was beating Trump in the polls in Iowa. Trump was stated to have said "Carson is super low energy, we need tremendous energy," and also said that Carson would not be able to create jobs, and be successful at negotiations. He also singled out Carson's Seventh-Day Adventist faith, trying to make people doubt his religious beliefs.
This article, actually surprised me in terms of whats going on in the presidential race. I never expected that these two men would have had a fairly good relationship throughout the race. Both came from different backgrounds, and both were successful in vastly different ways. The only thing I was not surprised about was that they are going to start attacking each other very soon. But I was especially shocked to see the two people who are not legitimate politicians be the dominant forces in the race. To me, the fact that these two "outsiders" are beating out the "real" candidates says two things. 1: People are losing faith in the government, and the politicians, and they are hoping for a fresh new start with a new president, and 2: People are idiots. The fact that the candidates with actual political experience are losing tells me that people don't want another politician. They want someone that have no ties to, and probably unaffected by, current political affairs to become president. They want someone else with different types of experience to become the president, which in this case, is either a neurosurgeon, or a businessman. However, this also shows that most people are idiots, by not voting for people with actual political experience. Both have made very controversial statements throughout the race, and have also insulted various ethnic groups and religions. Trump pretty much lost the support of most, if not all of the immigrants, and Carson also made very infuriating remarks about Muslims. These two people also would have no idea on how to be a successful president. While Trump is very rich and successful, he has no feasible plan on how to carry out his policies. As for Carson, just because he knows how to handle a scalpel does not mean that he knows how to lead a country. In my honest opinion, having either of these two men as president would make America the laughingstock of the world.
Well, the fact that Ben Carson and Donald Trump have not been politicians before, I think the people want someone not affiliated with the bad influences from the government. That way, the people who have been living as citizens are guiding the nation. However, I wasn't shocked that they would begin to attack each other because Trump probably expected himself to win and resorted to shallow means of criticism towards other candidates and even past president George Bush. Also, they need to try and show how they differ from each other, as they are both spotlighted as the non-politicians who are running for president.
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