Carson Camp Mgr: ‘We Feel Good’ About Winning Iowa

WHITFIELD: “Here now to discuss is Carson’s new campaign manager, Ed Brookover. Good to see you — Happy New Year.”
BROOKOVER: “Hi.”
WHITFIELD: “So Dr. Carson says this shakeup is necessary to invigorate his campaign. What’s meant by that statement, exactly?” 
BROOKOVER: “Well, first, Fredricka, thanks for having me. I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that our prayers go out to the victims of the shooting in Israel. It’s a very sad situation. Inside Dr. Carson’s campaign we’re always re-evaluating where we are, what we’re doing, how to get better. Dr. Carson did that, added General Bob Dees as his campaign chairman. And that situation led to a couple of aides resigning and we’re moving forward.” 
WHITFIELD: “Some might interpret this kind of shakeup at this juncture as a real sign of trouble, especially since Dr. Carson is slipping in the polls. How does the campaign respond to that?” 
BROOKOVER: “We’ve raised more money than any other campaign. We have over five million followers on Facebook. We have hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the country. We think we need to do a better job always of getting Dr. Carson’s message out. And that’s what we plan to do.” 
WHITFIELD: “So, raising money but losing traction?” 
BROOKOVER: “I would say that polls go up and down especially national polls. February 1st is what we’re very focused on in the caucus night in Iowa. We’ve had over 7,000 donors in Iowa. Over 19,000 people have attended our events in Iowa. We feel good about our opportunities to do very well when we get to the caucuses on February 1st.”