Ben Carson has already left New Hampshire
Ben Carson isn't sticking around to see how he does tonight in New Hampshire's presidential primary — he's already on the road to South Carolina, CBS News reports. According to a statement released by his campaign Tuesday afternoon, "After several stops meeting with New Hampshire voters, supporters, and media today, Dr. Carson will be en route to South Carolina to continue his campaign for faith, integrity, and common sense leadership."
Carson, then, will be missing his own primary night event. However, the campaign's statement stressed that Carson is not dropping out of the race and that it was "sad" that the media is "pre-occupied with dissecting the minutia of [Carson's] schedule."
In very early results on Tuesday, Carson had one vote in New Hampshire. By comparison, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and John Kasich are tied with nine.
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