Gerson: Ben Carson’s Campaign ‘Is Imploding’

WOODRUFF I want to ░░░░░░░░ you both about somebody ░░░░░░░░ on the Republican side ░░░░░░░░ s having who has ░░░░░░░░ an even more difficult ░░░░░░░░ this week Michael and ░░░░░░░░ s Ben Carson He ░░░░░░░░ now had five staffers ░░░░░░░░ very senior people leave ░░░░░░░░ campaign Where does he ░░░░░░░░ GERSON Well this is ░░░░░░░░ problem of campaigning as ░░░░░░░░ candidate with no experience ░░░░░░░░ have no experience Laughter ░░░░░░░░ mean he has not ░░░░░░░░ a good campaign It ░░░░░░░░ imploding He had broad ░░░░░░░░ on people because he ░░░░░░░░ two power centers in ░░░░░░░░ campaign that were obviously ░░░░░░░░ played off against one ░░░░░░░░ And all this redounds ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of Ted ░░░░░░░░ particularly in Iowa who ░░░░░░░░ I think picking up ░░░░░░░░ lot of that ground ░░░░░░░░ Carson is conceding WOODRUFF ░░░░░░░░ it s a reminder ░░░░░░░░ money may not make ░░░░░░░░ difference As we just ░░░░░░░░ he raised 23 million ░░░░░░░░ the last quarter SHIELDS ░░░░░░░░ they spent a lot ░░░░░░░░ money to raise the ░░░░░░░░ Judy The key number ░░░░░░░░ all of those figures ░░░░░░░░ cash on hand how ░░░░░░░░ they have how much ░░░░░░░░ have spent to raise ░░░░░░░░ And Ben Carson it ░░░░░░░░ back that campaign has ░░░░░░░░ a civil war in ░░░░░░░░ leper colony Laughter He ░░░░░░░░ basically acknowledged all of ░░░░░░░░ WOODRUFF Oops SHIELDS And ░░░░░░░░ recriminations back and forth ░░░░░░░░ the old saw bromide ░░░░░░░░ it s or not ░░░░░░░░ you can t run ░░░░░░░░ campaign how can you ░░░░░░░░ the country And I ░░░░░░░░ that is coming to ░░░░░░░░ Some truth to it ░░░░░░░░