Ben Carson and West Point

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(11-07-2015, 11:26 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Unfortunately for Carson all the opponents have to take aim at is his character. 

Ben's character is no worse than any other candidate, it is just that it will be focused on more that any other candidate; perhaps with the exception of Trump, but for the same reason. I do think these continuous attempted attacks on his character will only serve to harden the resolve of those that support him.

I think this is a pretty good assessment. I will say that I believe it is fair to address his character since he is basically running on it. We all run on our character when we have no previous experience. It might help his cause if he stopped saying things like this:

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/05/ben-carsons-absurd-notion-that-the-founding-fathers-had-no-elected-office-experience/

He later edited his facebook post to say "no federal elected experience", but the damage was done. 


On the other side, those who support candidates with a lot of experience need to understand that character criticism can go both ways. Clinton's character is just as relevant as Carson's. How she handled a situation like Benghazi is relevant to voters who are being asked if she should be the ultimate executive.