Despite poor showing in Nevada, Ben Carson says 'things are starting to happen'

Ben Carson.
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Ben Carson didn't let his apparent fourth place finish in the Nevada caucuses ruin his mood Tuesday night.

"I believe things are starting to happen here," he told supporters. Carson saw "a lot of enthusiasm in all the places that we went, very enthusiastic crowds," he said, adding that the "pundits and political class" were wrong to say he was struggling to connect with voters. With 16.6 percent of precincts reporting, Carson had 5.6 percent of the vote, while first place finisher Donald Trump had 46.7 percent.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.