Ben Carson's election party was so depressing that the bartender knit a blanket


Ben Carson evacuated New Hampshire hours before the primary, leaving his own election party to revel without him. Only, there wasn't actually much reveling: Beating only Jim Gilmore, Carson skidded into a dismal eighth place, which doesn't do much to stoke a celebratory spirit.
Consequently, the party was a bit of a bust. It peaked with 50 attendees and while the campaign had optimistically set up two bars, "neither was inundated," The Guardian reports. Even worse, "A woman working behind one [of the bars] spent much of her time knitting a blanket."
Carson's campaign manager, Bob Dees, stressed that there is no cause for concern. "We didn't throw the kitchen sink in here. He'll perform very well in South Carolina. He could easily be in the top three and above in South Carolina. He could easily win in South Carolina," Dees said.
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