Thisweek,threemoreAmericansjoinedtheever-growing"Republican-running-for-president"club.
Apediatricneurosurgeon,oneofthefirstwomentoleadahigh-techcompanyandaBaptistpreacher-turnedgovernorallannouncedtheircampaignsfortheRepublicanparty'snominationforpresident.
TheyjoinUnitedStatesSenatorsTedCruz,RandPaulandMarcoRubio,whohaveallannouncedtheywanttobetheRepublicannomineeforpresidentin2016.
Dr.BenCarsonrosefrompovertytobetheheadofpediatricneurosurgeryatJohnsHopkinsChildren'sCenterinBaltimore.Hismotherraisedhimbyherself,inDetroit,Michigan.Now,theretiredsurgeonisthefirstAfrican-Americantoenterthe2016presidentialrace.Heisasocialconservativewithnopreviouspoliticalexperience.
Inhisannouncementspeech,Dr.Carsonsaidhewantstoreducethepowerofthecentralgovernment.Heisknownformakingcontroversialstatements.HehasdenouncedPresidentObama'shealthcarelaw,alsoknownas"Obamacare."Hecomparedittoslavery.Andinarecentinterviewhesaidhomosexualityisvoluntary.
Alsothisweek,CarlyFiorinabecamethefirstRepublicanwomantoenterthe2016race.SheonceheadedthecomputercompanyHewlett-Packard.Shesaysherknowledgeaboutthebusinessworldmakesherdifferentthantherestofthecandidates.Shehasbeenverycriticaloftheotherwomanrunningforpresident:DemocraticcandidateHillaryClinton.Ms.FiorinaquestionssomeofMs.Clinton'sactionswhileshewasU.S.secretaryofstate.
MikeHuckabeeannouncedonTuesdaythatheisrunningforpresidentagain.Mr.HuckabeeisbothaBaptistpreacherandaformergovernorofthestateofArkansas.Whenhefirstran,in2008,hewontheIowacaucus.Mr.HuckabeebringstotheraceasocialconservativeviewthatispopularwithevangelicalChristians:heopposesabortionandgaymarriage.Althoughhewoneightstateprimariesin2008,Mr.Huckabeeeventuallyranoutofmoney.Atthetime,analystssaidhehadtroublereachingbeyondsocialconservativesintheRepublicanparty.TheynowsaythatMr.HuckabeeandtheotherRepublicancandidateswilltalkaboutnationalsecurityandforeignpolicyissues.
FordO'ConnellisaRepublicanstrategist.
"Ithinkwhenallissaidanddoneandwegettothegeneralelectionin2016,you'regoingtohavethreeissues:economicmobility,jobsandnationalsecurity.Andwhiletheydooverlap,theabilityforRepublicanstodistinguishthemselveswiththeRepublicanprimaryonnationalsecurityisgoingtobevery,veryimportant."
EarlypublicopinionstudiesshowtwoRepublicanswhohavenotofficiallyenteredtheracehavestrongsupport.FormerFloridaGovernorJebBushisleadingintheearlypolls.HeisthesonandbrotheroftwoformerU.S.presidents.BehindMr.BushinthepollsisWisconsinGovernorScottWalker.HeispopularwithRepublicansforopposinglaborunions.
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