Behind Ben Carson’s rebellious public image, a DC insider is hard at work

October 25, 2015 publisher answer, barry-bennett, carson, client, emily-flitter, national, national-press, party, polls, sometimes-less

By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson may be the farthest Republican voters can get from the party's establishment: A retired neurosurgeon with a penchant for inflammatory comments who has never held, much less run, for elected office. While many of his rivals are concentrating on hiring staff and renting offices in key states like New Hampshire and Iowa, Carson is pursuing a more unorthodox campaign, sometimes less visible to the naked eye, that has fueled his rise to the top of the polls.