Ben Carson Launches 2016 Exploratory Committee
The conservative favorite also is hiring senior staff and unveiling a new website.
Ben Carson, possible 2016 presidential candidate, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
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Ben Carson, the retired pediatric neurosurgeon and conservative favorite, has formally created an exploratory committee for a potential presidential campaign.
"If I believe I have your support and your commitment to help, I will run for president to lead this great country to a brighter future," Carson said in a video posted Tuesday on YouTube. "I will use these next few months to listen to you and prepared to answer that question myself."