Drake students and community members made their way to Olmsted Friday evening to hear famed neurosurgeon turned Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speak. Carson brought out a crowd of around 200 to the event, titled #AllVotesMatter. The event was hosted by BET and encouraged viewers to submit questions for Carson via Instagram and Twitter.
Nationally, Carson was able to gain similar support. In late September, Carson had a lead in an IBD/TIPP poll of seven points. Carson noticed poll leads in late October of four and six points nationally. In other polls that showed Trump leading, Trump’s lead had shrunk to single digits.
Ten presidential candidates going head-to-head for the Republican nomination rendezvoused at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines Saturday. The candidates hoped to win the hearts, minds and votes of Iowa GOP caucus-goers.