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| US election 2016: Republican Ben Carson ends campaign | US election 2016: Republican Ben Carson ends campaign |
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| US Republican Ben Carson has officially ended his campaign for the presidential nomination for the 2016 election. | US Republican Ben Carson has officially ended his campaign for the presidential nomination for the 2016 election. |
| Speaking to conservative activists, he said: "I'm leaving the campaign trail." | Speaking to conservative activists, he said: "I'm leaving the campaign trail." |
| Mr Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, had been a front-runner but his campaign stalled in recent months after he performed badly on foreign affairs and questions about his background story. | |
| He has not said which of the remaining four candidates he plans to endorse in the race for the Republican nomination. | He has not said which of the remaining four candidates he plans to endorse in the race for the Republican nomination. |
| "There are a lot of people who love me, they just won't vote for me," Dr Carson said at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington DC. | |
| After receiving a standing ovation from the crowd, the 64-year-old said he would still be "heavily involved in trying to save the nation". | |
| His announcement was expected after he said earlier this week that he did not see a "political path forward" in his campaign for the nomination. |