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Ben Carson and Trust



If you are following the presidential primary circus, you may be asking by Ben Carson’s trust numbers are so high and why Trump’s or Hillary’s numbers are not.  It is a puzzlement because Carson has done little beyond pediatric neurosurgery in his previous life.
So, why then are Carson's trust numbers so high?  In my view, it’s because he is a doctor, and most Americans trust their doctor.  This trust transfers to Carson, who has the same manner as their doctor or the manner they wish their doctor had.  Most people suppose and believe their doctor has THEIR interests and health at heart, first and foremost. 
In fact, any candidate on either side has little chance of obtaining such numbers unless the trust is conferred by association.  
If the same Ben Carson was an accountant, professor, lawyer, engineer or anything else, identical in all other respects,  this trust would not be conferred.

I suggest that Carson as a VP candidate would serve well to the Presidential nominee.  As a Presidential candidate, he may ultimately have serious difficulties as he will likely be dissected by the opposition.  (Medical metaphor here.)
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