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Dr. Ben Carson smiles as he speaks during a Feb. 21 town hall meeting in Reno, Nevada. | AP Photo Carson to keep running: 'Things are starting to happen here'

Ben Carson is staying in the presidential race, saying he's holding out hope that voters will come his way.

“I believe that things are starting to happen here,” Carson said during a speech as results for the Nevada caucuses came in. Early results had him polling in a distant fourth place behind Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.

“What will eventually happen is that the people, we the people will actually want to hear real solutions,” Carson said. “It’s just a matter of time before they start demanding answers, and start demanding solutions but now we’re sort of in the ancient Rome stage where everyone wanted to go to the Coliseum, bring on the lions and tigers, see them eat the eagle.’”

But the retired neurosurgeon said he’ll be there with a fire extinguisher after Rome is on fire.

“We have a bunch of fire extinguishers, we are going to put the fire out and put the fire in our bellies,” Carson said.

Ben Carson to supporters: We will 'decide' this election

He said that he does best when people say things are “impossible” and “can’t be done.”

“Unless I hear those words I don’t even get excited," Carson said.

Carson finished last in South Carolina and New Hampshire, and fourth in Iowa.