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Carson raising millions to become ’16 fundraising juggernaut

Carson raising millions to become ’16 fundraising juggernaut

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RANDLEMAN, N.C. (AP) — She had never before given more than a few hundred dollars to a politician. But two weeks ago, Jacquelyn Monroe, a single mother who plays the piano for a living, decided to raise $100,000 for Ben Carson. Inspired by a brief meeting at the hotel where she works, the 45-year-old Georgia woman joined an army of middle-class Americans fueling the fundraisingjuggernaut that is Carson's Republican presidential campaign.

RANDLEMAN, N.C. (AP) — She had never before given more than a few hundred dollars to a politician. But two weeks ago, Jacquelyn Monroe, a single mother who plays the piano for a living, decided to raise $100,000 for Ben Carson. Inspired by a brief meeting at the hotel where she works, the 45-year-old Georgia woman joined an army of middle-class Americans fueling the fundraisingjuggernaut that is Carson's Republican presidential campaign.…