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0000017a-15d9-d736-a57f-17ff8f680000Coverage of the 2016 races in New Hampshire, from the White House to the State House.

As Carson Works the Room, His Wife Bonds Over Births

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Candy Carson (left), wife of Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson chats with supporters at Concord's Corner View Restaurant Wednesday.

Medicine came up often when GOP presidential candidate and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson campaigned at the Corner View Restaurant in Concord Wednesday.

“I’ve never lost my awe of the brain,“ Carson confided to a pre-med student who approached him inside the diner with a portrait to sign.

But Carson wasn’t alone in talking about -- and expressing wonder at -- the human body.

Candy Carson, the candidate’s wife, swapped birth stories with a group of women in the restaurant.

“She had nine children in 15 years. Doesn’t she deserve a medal?” said Candy Carson, referring to soon-to-be great-grandmother, Grace Rock of Henniker.

‘But nine Caesarians,” added Rock.

“Oh, nine Caesarians -- So you didn’t have to push it out, that’s good!” said Candy Carson, as the women laughed.

I cover campaigns, elections, and government for NHPR. Stories that attract me often explore New Hampshire’s highly participatory political culture. I am interested in how ideologies – doctrinal and applied – shape our politics. I like to learn how voters make their decisions and explore how candidates and campaigns work to persuade them.
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