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Ben Carson<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AP)
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson again threatened to bolt the Republican Party on Sunday if leaders use a "back room deal" to decide<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the presidential nomination.
"If that is the case,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>then, you know, I'm out of here," Carson said on ABC's This Week.
Carson reacted to a Washington Post report last week<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that Republican Party leaders met to discuss<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the possibility of a "brokered convention" in which no candidate has the majority of delegates needed to win the nomination; they also reportedly discussed possible ways to stop GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
On ABC, Carson said Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus assured him that it was a routine meeting and that the party has no intention of cutting a back room deal.
"But, you know, the jury is out," Carson said. "We'll certainly be keeping a close eye on things."
Carson has seen his poll ratings drop in recent weeks, but told ABC he is not worried.
"Well, you know, poll numbers go up and down," he said. "I wasn't excited when they were up --<span style="color: Red;">*</span>I'm not excited when they were down. You know, this is a very fluid contest."
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