They can't really be this nuts, can they?
by digby
First of all, the idea that Carson is involved at anything close to a high level in the Republican nominee's campaign is frightening. Reports do indicate that he's not really an official player but rather some kind of pal who may be injecting himself into the campaign. But if that's true, he doesn't know it.
Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon turned presidential candidate turned unfiltered pitchman for Donald Trump and now part of the presumptive nominee’s vice presidential search committee, sat in the back of a Town Car with his wife, Candy, on his way to a televised interview. He had just explained to the reporter riding along that he wanted no role in a Trump administration when news arrived of a new poll naming him as the best liked of a list of potential running mates.
“Who else was on the list?” he asked quietly, maintaining his usual inscrutable calm. The most favorably regarded contenders after himself, he was told, were John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Chris Christie.
“Those are all people on our list,” he said.
“Well, not you,” Candy reminded him sharply.
We were told that Carson's not actually doing the vetting but rather gave the campaign a list of names and that was that. Corey Lewandowski, the thuggish campaign manager, is now said to be leading the VP search and doing the vetting. Political veterans were surprised because that's a job that's usually done by someone with experience, often a lawyer, because they handle very sensitive confidential information.
But maybe that's not true either:
Trump sure runs a tight operation...
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