On the road with Dr. Ben Carson

Ben Carson is neck and neck with Donald Trump for the lead in the South Carolina primary — so when he’s on the ground in the Palmetto State, every second counts.

On Friday, Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric was granted unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Carson’s nonstop day in Greenville — from breakfast meetings (over orange juice, not coffee), to travel on his campaign bus (dubbed the “Healer Hauler”), to multiple private meetings, campaign events, selfie requests,  and everything in between.

South Carolina’s population is 28 percent African-American — yet only 1 percent of voters in the voted in the 2012 Republican primary were black.  The crowds that came out for Carson on his Friday in Greenville were almost entirely white, and Couric asked if this was a concern for the campaign.

“No, not at all,” said press secretary Deana Bass. “We’re very excited about polls that show Dr. Carson is doing well in the African-American community.  When we go to Al Sharpton events in New York, there are not a lot of white people, but he still shares the same message that he shares there that he would in Iowa, or when we are on the South Side of Chicago at a black church.

 

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