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Could George P. Bush unseat Rick Perry in 2014?
Death and Taxes ^ | November 27, 2012 | Brian Adams

Posted on 12/01/2012 6:34:11 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

It hasn’t been a month since Texas lawyer George P. Bush filed to run for state public office, but there’s already speculation that, come 2014, the Dubya kinfolk might run against Rick Perry for governor. And he might have a fair shot.

Then again, who wouldn’t?

Perry, gaffe champ, embarrassed his deep red state during the 2011-12 Republican presidential primaries. At one point this year, his job approval rating in the Lone Star State dropped to an all-time low at 40 percent — three percent lower at the time than President Obama’s among Texans. Worse yet, the very same poll showed that 56 percent of registered voters thought Perry shouldn’t even bother running in the 2014 gubernatorial race. But he is running, and, since Perry has made his way safely out of the limelight, the governor’s approval ratings have bumped back up to the mid-50s. For now.

There are already plenty of Texas Republicans gunning for the gubernatorial seat in 2014, and that should be frightening enough for an incumbent who has already been shamed on the national stage (not to mention was nicknamed ”Crotch” in his Texas congress days). But, hey, why not throw the nephew of President George P. Bush in the mix? Former Florida governor Jeb Bush wrote in a fundraising letter earlier this month that he “hope[s] you will write a personal check” for his boy who “is considering [running] for Land Commissioner.” But, sources say, George P. has told at least one Texas state senator that he has his eyes on the prize: governor of Texas.

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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
I'm a simple cook, not a pollster. Personally, the legal immigrants I know are very anti-illegal, very conservative, and I don't know how they vote.

/johnny

21 posted on 12/01/2012 6:58:06 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma
Perry doesn't have nearly as much power as Dewhurst.

And Dewhurst has done everything to stop conservatives, even if some stuff gets by. He's taking retribution on those that supported Cruz over him for Senate.

The blocking positions are the strong places in Texas government.

I'll do all I can to get rid of Dewhurst and Straus from Texas politics and retire them to their ranches.

Texas would be a much more conservative place without them.

/johnny

22 posted on 12/01/2012 7:03:34 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Yes, it is a weak position.. Lt Governor I think has more power as he/she is involved in setting legislative agenda, I think..


24 posted on 12/01/2012 7:09:52 PM PST by scbison
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To: MinorityRepublican
Does George P Bush have any other qualifications besides having Bush for a last name to be Governor ?
25 posted on 12/01/2012 7:09:52 PM PST by JZoback
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To: MinorityRepublican

NO! No more bushes!!!
I’d like to see Poe or Abbott run.


26 posted on 12/01/2012 7:12:08 PM PST by rhinohunter
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

I like Perry. I think the GOPe wants him out - Texas is doing too good and some from other states expressed interest in moving there.

All the negativity he will have to put up with will not be fun because the MSM will not be on his side.


27 posted on 12/01/2012 7:13:48 PM PST by presently no screen name
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To: Marcella
Ping. I'd like to see your input on this thread.

/johnny

28 posted on 12/01/2012 7:14:26 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: MinorityRepublican

And just what has “P” done in his life to qualify him to be governor, or to hold any other office for that matter?


29 posted on 12/01/2012 7:14:45 PM PST by Will88
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To: JRandomFreeper
I'll do all I can to get rid of Dewhurst and Straus from Texas politics and retire them to their ranches.
Texas would be a much more conservative place without them.

Amen.

30 posted on 12/01/2012 7:15:57 PM PST by Jane Long (Philippians 2:11)
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To: MinorityRepublican

STOP IT ALREADY!!! No more Bush! None of them!!


31 posted on 12/01/2012 7:20:39 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: presently no screen name
You don't understand Texas politics. The only thing a Governor really has is the bully pulpit. He can't start legislation, he can't control the agenda, he can't do much at all.

Texas isn't doing well with Governor Goodhair. Texas is doing well because of hard-@$$ grass roots, despite what Dewhurst (GOP-E) and Straus (GOP-E) can do to thwart that.

/johnny

32 posted on 12/01/2012 7:24:16 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: MinorityRepublican

perry either will not run or be beaten the next time.

he has overstayed his time at the helm


33 posted on 12/01/2012 7:25:34 PM PST by bestintxas (Anyone who votes for Obama after these 4 miserable years needs to take a mandatory citizenship test.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Perry doesn't have nearly as much power as Dewhurst.

People generally have a hard time understanding that there are no real powerful statewide political offices in Texas. Following reconstruction, the framers of the new constitution recognized that since no politician could be trusted to consistently do good they must all be constrained from doing harm. Power was dispersed in such a manner that no one person could do much by themselves. So far, it has worked out quite well.

34 posted on 12/01/2012 7:25:42 PM PST by etcb
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To: MinorityRepublican

George P. is a pro-abortion RINO whose only claim to fame is that he looks Hispanic but has a WASP name.


35 posted on 12/01/2012 7:29:46 PM PST by madprof98
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To: etcb
If I had to say what I considered the most powerful, I'd have to say Lt. Governor, Speaker, railroad commissioner, and land comissioner.

Individual House members can be somewhat powerful, but as we've seen in the last election, Dewhurst and Straus can level paybacks.

/johnny

36 posted on 12/01/2012 7:31:34 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I say no, no no. Never. No.

He ought to run in Florida, if at all. But not Texas. No, never.


37 posted on 12/01/2012 7:32:23 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: JRandomFreeper
OK, I'm confused. So if you don't like anyone in power, why is TX such a well run state?

Is it getting more difficult for Republicans to win elections or is it pretty much still a given? I have no idea the margin by which Cruz won.

38 posted on 12/01/2012 7:33:16 PM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: MinorityRepublican

Just to be clear: George P. Bush is not a Natural Born Citizen.


39 posted on 12/01/2012 7:33:59 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (If you're FOR sticking scissors in a baby girl's neck and sucking out her brains, you are PRO-WOMAN!)
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To: ansel12
Perry should have endorsed Cruz.

Yes, he should have. But Cruz won anyway. I won't hold this lapse against Perry, and despite the reservations of some on this board, Perry is my kind of 10th Amendment conservative.

Perry will my vote any time he asks for it.

40 posted on 12/01/2012 7:36:13 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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