Behind the Scenes With Ben Carson Before His Campaign Announcement
The newly minted Republican presidential candidate doesn't sweat rehearsals or prepared speeches–and that's a strength and a weakness.
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DETROIT—“This is the most important part of the show!” the stage manager declared Sunday night, after the third failed attempt to nail the closing number during rehearsals. After a pause, he realized his mistake. “Oh well, besides Dr. Carson's remarks, of course.”
Ben Carson, sitting in the front row of the amphitheater he visited as a child during his hardscrabble youth in Detroit, could only chuckle.