CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash reported that “Ben Carson could be approached by establishment figures here in Washington to say, ‘You know what, Dr. Carson, we have an idea. Why don’t you, instead of running for president, run for Senate in Florida?'” during CNN’s Super Tuesday coverage.

Bash said, “I am told that, as early as tomorrow, this is according to a DC senior Republican, that Ben Carson could be approached by establishment figures here in Washington to say, ‘You know what, Dr. Carson, we have an idea. Why don’t you, instead of running for president, run for Senate in Florida?’ He is from Florida. There’s an open seat, because Marco Rubio (R) is retiring. He’s not running for re-election. He’s running for president instead. And so that that might be a possibility, something that he could be approached about. Now, this hasn’t happened yet. I’m told that this is likely to happen, and I don’t even know that Ben Carson knows anything about it yet, but it’s something that’s interesting to think about, as people in Washington talk about trying to winnow the field. Ben Carson is not taking that much of the vote away, but when you do have some narrow wins and losses in some of these states, it could make a difference.”

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