GOP operatives reportedly want Ben Carson to drop out, run for Senate

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Republican Party operatives are apparently pushing retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson to drop out of the presidential race and instead run for a Florida Senate seat, CNN reports.

There is indeed a Senate seat open, as Marco Rubio has said he won't seek re-election. But so far Carson, who didn't place in the top three in any of the Super Tuesday contests, hasn't given any signs he plans to leave the presidential race.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.