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Would Dr. Benjamin Carson, a Detroit native, make a good president in 2016?

(Associated Press)

DETROIT, MI -- One of the world's top neurosurgeons, a Detroit native, keeps generating financial support from a growing number of supporters for a potential 2016 presidential campaign.

Dr. Ben Carson, 62 and currently retired from medicine, is the focus of a new fundraising website called RenBenRun.org that has drawn more than $1 million of support a month.

The website is affiliated with a political action committee (also known as a Super PAC) that has recruited over 95,000 donors and 15,000 volunteers.

A RunBenRun.org press release sent to MLive.com mentions that at National Draft Ben Carson for President committee raised $3.3 million in the second quarter of this year and over $1 million in the month of May alone.

Since its inception in August 2013, volunteers, according to the press release, have given an average contribution of around $48.

Organizers say "hundreds of thousands" of supports have signed petitions encouraging Dr. Carson to seek office in 2016 and deliver roughly 6,000 of these to him each week.

"The campaign to draft Dr. Carson into the race for president continues to enjoy incredible success,” said John Philip Sousa IV, national chairman of the National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee in a statement. “As we move into the third quarter we will increase our efforts to spread the word about Dr. Carson’s merits and all he has to offer the American people.

"The tremendous outpouring of donations and words of support clearly shows that people are clamoring for a principled, unifying leader like Dr. Carson in the White House. We will continue to do all we can to encourage him to run for president.”

If Carson decides to run for president in 2016, he likely will receive plenty of support from the Republican Party.

Salon.com reports that Carson, a 62-year-old retired neurosurgeon, is "a big fan favorite" in the party and is "coming on strong" after the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.

The website reported that Carson came in second only to Ted Cruz as the party conference's top choice to run for president and only by 1 point.

Carson, who is African-American, is currently on a nationwide book tour for his latest work entitled "One Nation: What We Can Do to Save America's Future."

Salon reports Carson has been "cagey" about running for president, but mentioned he's warming to the idea and not denying his interest in the job.

Carson is a Detroit Southwestern High School and University of Michigan graduate who was raised by a single mother and reportedly struggled early in school.

A movie about Carson's life called "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" was shot in Metro Detroit and released by TNT in 2009.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. played the role of Carson in the film. The film was reportedly six years in the making before its release.