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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. | 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. | "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". | 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. | 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. |
| Mr Carson had earned only eight delegates before his decision to drop out from the nomination race. | |
| Republicans in four states - Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine - go to the polls on Saturday. | |
| Earlier on Friday, Mr Carson was announced as a new chairman of My Faith Votes - a group set up to encourage Christians to vote in elections. | |
| Mr Carson had a poor upbringing in Detroit but made it to Yale before a brilliant medical career. | |
| Election calendar: Next races | |
| 5 March: Kansas caucuses, Louisiana primary, Kentucky and Maine caucuses (Republican), Nebraska caucuses (Democratic) | |
| 6 March: Maine caucuses (Democratic) | |
| 8 March: Hawaii and Idaho caucuses (Republican), Idaho primary (Republican), Michigan and Mississippi primaries | |
| 15 March: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio primaries |