Ben Carson Is Fighting A Culture War

Peter Beinart, The Atlantic: Politics
Fri, 03/06/2015 - 4:00am

You might think Ben Carson’s recent comments suggesting that prison turns people gay have hurt his presidential campaign. I don’t buy it. In fact, I suspect they’ll improve his chances. First, Carson’s supporters agree with what he said. According to a March 2014 Washington Post poll, 48 percent of conservative Republicans think being gay is something you choose while only 39 percent disagree.

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