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Jeb Bush is best presidential candidate for GOP in 2016
Clearwater Gazette ^ | 1/9/13 | Barney Bishop

Posted on 01/10/2014 11:24:51 AM PST by jimbo123

As the political winds are turning to presidential politics in 2016, now is the time for Republicans to start thinking about their ticket. I know it's early, but the top of the Democratic ticket has already been pretty much decided by the mainstream media. It's Hillary and whoever she wants as her veep.

For the Republicans, they will need someone at the top of the ticket who is principled. He'll keep his campaign promises. He must have an economic issue that will resonate with women because men already support the GOP. Women — especially independent women — are the holy grail of a winning national campaign.

In my opinion, it can't be someone from the far right, the Tea Party.

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That means Jeb Bush as the presidential nominee and either Scott Walker or Chris Christie as the vice-presidential candidate.

Many will say there is Bush fatigue. Many will say that Christie is not conservative enough. But Christie can attract Northeastern Republicans and Democrats — voters the GOP will need in 2016.

(Excerpt) Read more at clearwatergazette.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; bush2014; bushchristie2016; bushfamily; chrischristie; jebbush; nomorerinos; rino; rinos
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To: jimbo123

Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent.

21 posted on 01/10/2014 11:32:01 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: jimbo123; holdonnow
Jeb Bush is best presidential candidate for GOP in 2016

Yes, I agree. He's perfect for them.

Now, who are WE going to nominate?

22 posted on 01/10/2014 11:32:59 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: jimbo123

23 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:16 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: jimbo123
So says .... Barney Bishop (?!)... on the opinion page of the illustrious Clearwater Gazette!

- Barney Bishop is a conservative Democrat [BZZZ; NO such thing exists] who was executive director of the Florida Democratic Party in the early nineties. He's a serial entrepreneur [I think this means he's had multiple bankrupties] who was also the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida for seven years. An avid student of politics, he has lived and worked as a lobbyist and political consultant in Tallahassee for the last 30 years. Barney can be reached at barney@barneybishop.com.

24 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:27 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: jimbo123
Lookie who's pushin' Jeb:

Barney Bishop is a conservative Democrat who was executive director of the Florida Democratic Party in the early nineties. He's a serial entrepreneur who was also the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida for seven years. An avid student of politics, he has lived and worked as a lobbyist and political consultant in Tallahassee for the last 30 years. Barney can be reached at barney@barneybishop.com.

25 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:34 AM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: jimbo123

NO. Period.


26 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:45 AM PST by MissMagnolia (You see, truth always resides wherever brave men still have ammunition. I pick truth. (John Ransom))
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To: jimbo123

If he was the second coming or Ronaldus Magnus, he’d never get elected. The country would not go for three from the same family - unless his last name were Kennedy or Clinton that is


27 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:46 AM PST by llevrok (Obama 2008 : "If you vote for me, you can keep your country")
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To: Ingtar


Perhaps he is the best for the Dims and other Progressives.
28 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:49 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

At the end of the article: “Barney Bishop is a conservative Democrat who was executive director of the Florida Democratic Party in the early nineties. He’s a serial entrepreneur who was also the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida for seven years. An avid student of politics, he has lived and worked as a lobbyist and political consultant in Tallahassee for the last 30 years. Barney can be reached at barney@barneybishop.com.”

jimbo - I trust you are a Florida resident?


29 posted on 01/10/2014 11:33:55 AM PST by Bill W was a conservative (Profile, detain, interrogate, deport.)
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To: Trueblackman

BUMP that!


30 posted on 01/10/2014 11:34:23 AM PST by jazusamo ([Obama] A Truly Great Phony -- Thomas Sowell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3058949/posts)
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To: Trueblackman

I swear, if he’s chosen, I won’t vote. Sick of this s*it.


31 posted on 01/10/2014 11:34:31 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: apillar
.let's party like it's 1992...with most likely the same outcome...

Yeah, but suppose the people's candidate THIS time is NOT a paranoid dwarf with no political skills or experience?

32 posted on 01/10/2014 11:34:31 AM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
>> Who are the fools putting forth this BS?

It's coming from the leftists in Big Media, and the idiots who run the Republican Party ... the same morons who at various times in the past have insisted that ONLY Romney, Giuliani, McCain, etc. can possibly beat the selected Democrat bogeyman du jour.

33 posted on 01/10/2014 11:34:38 AM PST by NorthMountain
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To: jimbo123

FK Jeb Bush.
I will vote for Hillary twice before I vote for another Bush.


34 posted on 01/10/2014 11:34:39 AM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: jimbo123
RE :”That means Jeb Bush as the presidential nominee and either Scott Walker or Chris Christie as the vice-presidential candidate. “

That is funny, Bush-Christie,

I am definitely a Scott Walker fan but the other two make me gag. I dont even like their voices.

Great picture on comment 1 :)

35 posted on 01/10/2014 11:34:54 AM PST by sickoflibs (Obama : 'If you like your Doctor you can keep him, PERIOD! Don't believe the GOPs warnings')
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To: Trueblackman

Get in line!


36 posted on 01/10/2014 11:36:09 AM PST by JaguarXKE (1973: Reporters investigate All the President's Men. 2013: Reporters ARE all the President's men)
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To: jimbo123

Thanks Barney. You Deamoncrat turd.

Author: Barney Bishop

Barney Bishop is a conservative Democrat who was executive director of the Florida Democratic Party in the early nineties. He’s a serial entrepreneur who was also the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida for seven years. An avid student of politics, he has lived and worked as a lobbyist and political consultant in Tallahassee for the last 30 years. Barney can be reached at barney@barneybishop.com.


37 posted on 01/10/2014 11:36:24 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Trueblackman

+1

Enough of the “lesser evil” crap. I’m done playing that game.


38 posted on 01/10/2014 11:37:06 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: jimbo123

First the writer is a “conservative Democrat” or so says the blurb at the end. So once again, Dems are trying to influence our candidate choice. Second, Jeb Bush is a supporter of Common Core, probably one of the worst government pushed education programs that is nothing more than the liberal philosophy pushed on young minds.


39 posted on 01/10/2014 11:37:55 AM PST by falcon99
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To: jimbo123

Conservatives can stop this. Just like we stopped McCain and Romney.


40 posted on 01/10/2014 11:38:59 AM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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