Far be it for me to be disagreeing with my esteemed colleague Sophia Tesfaye, but there’s a whole ‘nother swath of conservative Twitter that isn’t hunkering down so much as hoisting the white flag on this serial liar’s quickly sinking campaign.
Breitbart’s John Nolte, for example, isn’t optimistic about Carson’s chances of survival:
Neither is the New York Times’ Ross Douthat:
People, don't run for president: https://t.co/UDR5SPgUgP
— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) November 6, 2015
Or Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich:
Or her Fox News compatriot Monica Crowley:
Not good. RT "Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship" https://t.co/uXlrJMkV29
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 6, 2015
Of course, some people are just enjoying the show:
Man, when Brian Williams gets hold of the Ben Carson lies his subsequent expose will be bigger than when he exposed Watergate.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 6, 2015
Hey Ben Carson, at this point in your craziness? Just say you're Iron Man. What could it hurt?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 6, 2015
Ben Carson lied about West Point but he can still win his supporters back if he stabs someone and repents this afternoon.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 6, 2015
Liberal reporters are determined to destroy Ben Carson because they want to steal all the grain from the pyramids.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) November 6, 2015
This is gonna end with us finding out Ben Carson is just a dentist
— Eli Braden (@EliBraden) November 6, 2015
