 the Des Moines Register reported that Carson had raised more money in Iowa than any other Republican candidate, and in the overall general election field, was rivaled in Iowa fundraising only by Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

In September 2015, Carson came in second in the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll for the third consecutive year, once again only behind Ted Cruz, receiving 18% of the vote.

Post-debate surge

Carson successfully qualified for the first presidential debate of the 2016 cycle, hosted by Fox News, coming in 5th place in the overall list of the top 10 candidates.

Carson's performance in the first debate was well-received overall, and in a Suffolk University poll held afterward, Carson was the second-highest performing candidate in the question of who won the debate, with 22%; only Florida Senator Marco Rubio polled higher, by a margin of only 1%. A Fox News poll released after the debate showed that Carson had the biggest average increase in poll performance and approval ratings after the debate; his average increase in most national polls was 5%, or a 71% overall increase in his position. In the immediate aftermath of the debate, Carson saw a bigger increase in his social media followers than any other Republican candidate; he gained 24,000 new Twitter followers (a 10% increase) and 230,000 more likes on his Facebook page (a 12% increase), as well as a 37% increase in Instagram followers.

Carson quickly began to rise in many national polls, eventually polling in double digits and securing second place, only behind Trump. Carson subsequently saw a significant increase in two major aggregate polls for the Republican nomination, from Real Clear Politics and The Huffington Post - in both cases, he rose to the #3 spot in the race for the nomination, behind Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, by mid-August. By late August, he had increased his lead in said aggregate polls even further to rise to the #2 position, only behind Trump. His rise has further fueled the perception that candidates with little to no political experience, like Carson and Trump, are the new favorite types of candidates among potential primary voters. It also led some commentators to believe that Carson's soft-spoken and calm mannerisms were actually working in his favor among potential voters, in contrast to more conventional rhetoric or the blunt language of such candidates as Trump; this was also noted in Carson repeatedly having the highest ratings out of all the Republican candidates in regards to personal favorability.

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the Des Moines Register reported that Carson had raised more money in Iowa than any other Republican candidate, and in the overall cosmopolitan election sphere, was rivaled in Iowa fundraising merely by Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. 

 In September 2015, Carson arrive in second in the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll for the third straight class, once again only behind Ted Cruz, receiving 18% of the vote. 

 Post - debate surge 

 Carson successfully qualified for the beginning presidential debate of the 2016 cycle, host by Fox News, coming in 5th place in the overall list of the top 10 candidates. 

 Carson's performance in the first argument was well - received overall, and in a Suffolk University poll held subsequently, Carson was the second - highest performing candidate in the question of who won the argument, with 22% ; only Florida Senator Marco Rubio poll higher, by a margin of only 1% . A Fox News poll free after the debate showed that Carson had the biggest average addition in poll operation and blessing ratings after the debate; his average increase in most national polls was 5% , or a 71% overall increase in his stead. In the contiguous consequence of the debate, Carson saw a bigger addition in his social medium followers than any other Republican campaigner; he gained 24,000 newfangled Twitter followers (a 10% increase) and 230,000 more like on his Facebook page (a 12% increase), as well as a 37% increase in Instagram followers. 

 Carson quickly began to originate in many national polls, eventually polling in double digits and plug second place, only behind Trump. Carson subsequently saw a significant increase in two major aggregate poll for the Republican nomination, from Real Clear Politics and The Huffington Post - in both cases, he rose to the # 3 spot in the race for the nomination, behind Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, by mid - August. By late August, he had increased his leash in said aggregate poll even further to resurrect to the # 2 position, merely behind Trump. His rise has far fueled the sensing that candidates with little to no political experience, like Carson and Trump, are the new favorite types of candidates among likely primary voters. It also conduct some commentators to believe that Carson's soft - spoken and calm mannerisms were actually working in his party favor among potential voters, in line to more conventional rhetoric or the blunt language of such candidate as Trump; this was also noted in Carson repeatedly having the eminent ratings out of all the Republican candidates in regards to personal favorability. 

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 the Des Moines Register reporTed that CarSon haD raIseD mOre mOney In Iowa than any oTHer REpublican candidate, and iN the oVeRAll gENeRal elEction fIElD, WAs rIvAlEd iN IOWa FundrAisIng only By DemocratIc fRoNtrunner HillARy clinton.

In SEptEmber 2015, Carson cAme In secoNd In tHE ValuEs VOter SUmmit pREsidenTial straw PoLL for thE Third coNSEcUtivE year, once again onlY BeHInd Ted Cruz, receIving 18% oF tHE vOTE.

PoSt-dEbate surge

caRson sUCcessfuLLy QUALifIEd for the first PresidentiaL DebAte of tHe 2016 CycLE, hosteD by FoX NEWs, cOming in 5th plAce iN the overaLl list OF the top 10 CAndidatEs.

CarsOn's PerFormANcE iN thE fIRst DEbAte WAs wEll-receiVeD oVeralL, and IN A sUffoLk UNiveRsity Poll held afterWarD, CarSOn wAs the SeconD-higHeSt perForminG candIdAte in the questioN of wHo won the dEbaTe, WitH 22%; oNly FlORida SeNatOr MArco RubIo polleD HigHeR, BY A mArgin of only 1%. A Fox NewS pOLL rEleased aFter thE DeBaTE showed tHaT CaRson HAD the bIggeST aVerage inCrease IN pOlL perforMaNce and ApProVal RatinGS aftEr the dEbate; his AveraGE increase in mosT National polls WAs 5%, OR A 71% oVEralL inCrease in his PosiTIon. IN the IMmEdiATe aftErmatH oF ThE Debate, Carson saw a bigGeR increAse in His social mediA followers THAN any otheR RepUBlICan candidate; he GaineD 24,000 new TwitteR FollowerS (a 10% incRease) and 230,000 More likes ON His FacebOok PagE (a 12% iNcrEASe), As well as a 37% incrEASe in inStagram FolLowers.

CArsOn qUicKly BeGan to rise In many naTiOnAl PoLls, EventUAlly pollInG in DoUblE digiTS and seCurinG secOnD pLAce, Only behINd tRUmp. CArSoN subSeqUeNtly sAw a sIGniFicant iNcrease in Two MAjor AgGrEgate poLls for the RepuBlIcan nominaTiOn, fRom ReaL cLear PoliTics and The Huffington PosT - In both cAseS, he roSe to The #3 spot in The Race foR thE NominaTion, beHind JEb busH ANd DonALD TRumP, bY mid-August. bY LatE AuguSt, He haD increaSed his lead in said agGRegAte polls even fUrtHer tO RIsE to THe #2 POsiTiON, onLY Behind Trump. His rIse has furtHeR FuEled the perCEptIoN that caNdidateS with LIttle to No politicAl experieNcE, likE cArsOn and Trump, Are the neW favorite TYpes oF CaNdidaTes Among pOtEntIal prImary vOTerS. It alSo led sOmE commeNtatoRs To believE that Carson's soft-spoken aNd calm ManneRisMs were actUalLY woRking in hiS favOr among potEntIal VoterS, in COntraSt to MOrE coNVentiOnal RHetoric or THe BluNT LaNguage of sucH CANdiDates As TRUmp; thiS was Also noted in Carson REpeatedly havinG the HIGheSt rATingS oUt of all the RepuBliCaN CAndidateS iN regards to pErsonal fAvORabilIty.

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 the Des Moines Register r eported th at Ca rso n h ad  rai sedmore money inI owathan any other Republi can c an d idat e ,and i n the o v er a l l g en er alel e ct ion f iel d, wasrivaled in  Io wa  fundraising on ly by Demo cra tic frontrun ner  Hilla ry  Cl i nton. 

I n Sep tember 2015,Carson ca me in sec o nd in t h e  V alue s Voter Summit pr e si d ential straw p oll fo rt he t hir d c onsecutive  y ear,o nce aga i no n l y b e hind Ted Cruz , receiving 18%  of th evot e .

Pos t-deb at e  su rge

Carson  suc cessfully  quali f ied for the fir st pre sid ent iald eb at e o ft he2 01 6 c y cle , hosted  b yFox N ews, c o m ingin5thplace  in the overa lllist ofthe t op 10  can di dates .

Car son's  p erformance in t he f irst deba tewa s w el l-rec e ived o ver all , and i n a Suf f olk  U n i v er sity poll held aft er w a rd , Carson  was t h ese c ond-high es t p erfo r m ing c andi d at e in the  quest i on  o f who w on  the d eb ate , w ith 2 2 %; o nly Fl orida Se nator Marco Rubio po l led higher, b y  a m ar g in o f o nly 1%. A F ox N e ws p ollr el eas e d aft er th ed eb a te showed that Cars on  had t he bi ggest average  increasei n poll per form a nc e  and approvalratin gs after t h e debate ; his  average  increase i n most n ati ona l p oll s wa s 5%, or a 71 % over al l incre ase  in his  po sit ion . I nthe immed iate aft er ma th  o f t he de b ate, Car so n s aw  abigge r  incre ase i n hi sso c ial  mediaf ol l o wers  t ha n an y o th er Re publ i can  candid ate; he g ain e d 24 ,0 00  new Tw itter followe rs  (a 10% in cr eas e) and 2 30,000 m ore likes on his Facebo o k page(a12% i ncre ase), aswel l as a  37 %  incre ase in  Inst ag ram f ollow e r s. 

C ar son quickl y beg an to  r isein many  national polls, e v ent ually polling  in  dou b l edig i ts and  s e cur i n g second place,  only behi nd Tr ump. Carso n  su bs equentl y saw a  sign i ficantincreasein two ma jo r ag g r ega te polls f or the R epublican nomin a ti on, f rom  RealCl ear  Poli tics a n d T he Hu ffingt on  Post- inbo th cases , he rose to the #3 spo t in t he ra cefor the n omi n ati on, behin d Je b Bush and  Do nal d Tru mp, by mi d-Au g us t.B y lat e Au g ust, he h a dinc r e as ed his lead i n  sa id ag gre g ate po llseven further to r i se to the #2 p osit i o n,onl y  beh in d Trump. His r ise  h a s  further  f ueled the p erceptio nt hat c andida tes wi th litt l e  t o  no po liti cal  experien ce,  l i ke Cars on  a n d Trum p, a re  the n ew fav o rite t ypes of candidat es am o n g pot e nti al pr im ary vot e rs.It also le d some comm entato rs t o bel ieve th at  Carso n's  s oft-spoken and calmmanne risms w er e ac tua lly wo rkin g in hi s fa vo r a mong pote n t ia l  v ot e rs,  incontr as t to  more con v entional  rh e toric o rthe b lunt l a ng u a ge of such  ca ndida t e s as Trump ;  thi s  w a s als o note d in C arson r e pea te dly hav ing t he highes t ratings out  o f al l the Re pu blic an  ca nd idates in regar ds to pe rsonal f a v orabil ity . 

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 the_Des Moines_Register reported that Carson_had raised_more_money in_Iowa_than any other_Republican candidate, and_in the overall general_election field, was_rivaled_in Iowa fundraising only by Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

In September 2015, Carson came in_second_in the_Values_Voter_Summit presidential straw poll for_the third consecutive year, once_again only_behind Ted Cruz, receiving 18% of the vote.

Post-debate_surge

Carson_successfully qualified for_the first presidential debate of the 2016 cycle, hosted_by Fox News, coming in 5th_place in the_overall_list_of the top 10_candidates.

Carson's performance in the first debate_was well-received overall, and in a_Suffolk University poll held afterward, Carson was_the second-highest performing candidate in the_question of who won the_debate, with_22%; only Florida Senator Marco_Rubio polled higher,_by a_margin of only_1%. A Fox News poll released_after the debate_showed that Carson had the biggest_average_increase in poll_performance_and_approval ratings_after the debate;_his_average increase_in_most national polls was 5%, or_a_71% overall increase in his position. In_the immediate aftermath of_the_debate, Carson saw a_bigger increase in his social_media followers than any other Republican_candidate; he_gained 24,000_new Twitter followers (a 10% increase) and 230,000 more likes on_his Facebook page (a 12% increase),_as well as a_37% increase_in_Instagram followers.

Carson quickly_began_to rise_in many national polls, eventually polling in_double digits_and securing second place, only behind_Trump. Carson subsequently saw_a_significant increase in two major aggregate_polls for the Republican nomination, from_Real Clear Politics and The_Huffington_Post_- in both cases, he_rose to the #3 spot in_the race for_the nomination, behind Jeb Bush and Donald_Trump,_by mid-August. By late August, he_had_increased his lead in said aggregate_polls_even_further to rise to the_#2 position, only behind Trump. His_rise has further fueled the perception that candidates with_little to no_political experience, like Carson and_Trump,_are_the new favorite types of candidates among potential primary voters._It also_led some commentators_to believe that Carson's soft-spoken and calm mannerisms were actually_working in his favor among potential voters,_in contrast to more conventional rhetoric or the blunt language of_such candidates as Trump; this was also noted_in Carson repeatedly having the highest ratings_out of all the_Republican_candidates in regards to personal favorability.

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