Except for Ben Carson, there’s a slate of clean-shaven candidates. ReutersA new poll indicated that Dr Ben Carson has pulled nearly even with Donald Trump among Republican primary and caucus voters. Interestingly, Carson – who sports a thin doorknocker – is the only presidential candidate with facial hair. And if elected, he’d be first president with facial hair since William H Taft, who assumed office over 100 years ago and flaunted a thick, handlebar mustache.
Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon from Detroit, is well-known for his polarizing political rhetoric. But even though beards are in vogue among the general populace, our …read more
Source: The Conversation
