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At Florida summit, Jeb Bush sharpens attacks on potential 2016 rivals
Washington Post ^
| 6/2/15
| Ed O'Keefe and Jenna Johnson
Posted on 06/02/2015 6:37:11 PM PDT by jimbo123
Hes slipping behind lesser-known rivals and losing claim to the front-runner status, but former Florida governor Jeb Bush enjoyed rare home-field advantage here Tuesday, using an economic forum to more forcefully attack opponents in the GOP presidential race.
Bush has mostly avoided sparring with Republican contenders, saying that hes not yet an official candidate and is eager to be a joyful alternative for voters upset by partisan warfare.
But that strategy doesnt appear to be working.
After he led surveys for several months, a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday showed Bush slipping into a two-way tie for third place in the GOP field with Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), behind Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.). He held an eight-point lead in the poll in March. Another national poll this week put Bush in a five-way tie for first.
So a strident, almost cocky Bush showed up at the forum held at Disney World to tell the Florida story hes been sharing with voters nationwide. In a friendly room packed with longtime associates, he earned two standing ovations, more than other attendee.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016election; amnesty; bencarson; bushdynasty; deportjebbush; election2016; florida; jebbush; marcorubio; rino; scottwalker; wisconsin
Amnesty Jeb is mad that the coronation thing isn't working out as planned.
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:37:12 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
I’m for Cruz but I’m from NY and don’t know the pulse of the early voting states. I guess its too early to tell anything.
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:39:14 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: jimbo123
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:39:57 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(free short story: http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/free-short-story-proper-care-feeding-of.html)
To: jimbo123
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:41:52 PM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: jimbo123; All
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:47:58 PM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: jimbo123
Jeb is dead meat in Florida for everyone who is a conservative. Only the “Establishment” wants him and they are working through the Florida Republican Committee...as usual.
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:50:03 PM PDT
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
To: jimbo123
Oh, Jeb. You silly old woman. You look just like Bar, and I’m so tired of Bar.
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:53:37 PM PDT
by
Mamzelle
To: jimbo123
This is yet another damn article in which Cruz isn’t even mentioned.
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posted on
06/02/2015 6:54:48 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
To: dp0622
I am for Cruz too! Jeb needs to stay out of the 2016 race for so many reasons.
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posted on
06/02/2015 7:16:06 PM PDT
by
Lopeover
(Cruz or lose!)
To: jimbo123
So Jeb goes on a ‘sharp attack’ when its against conservatives?
and yet finds all kinds of gentlemanly warm feelings and brotherly kinship when confronted by the evil that is Queen Hillary,
To: jimbo123
The RNC are experts at nominating the least liked candidate.
They have to produce an amnesty candidate for the Cheap Labor Express.
If they can’t drag Jebster over the finish line, it’ll be Rubio.
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posted on
06/02/2015 7:21:40 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: jimbo123
Yep, he is starting to feel that the GOPe can’t deliver the primary voters as promised.
To: Lurkinanloomin
Rubio is definitely the Plan B for the Chamber of Amnesty.
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posted on
06/02/2015 7:35:54 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
Time to go JeB. There’s plenty of shuffle board in Florida to occupy your time. Maybe a nice cushy RINO retirement community on the bay side has a bed for you.
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posted on
06/02/2015 9:40:26 PM PDT
by
inchworm
To: jimbo123
Jeb is an establishment Hack. Any time you see John Sanunu and Karl Rove pushing little bush you know we are in trouble. Sanunu is the adviser that advocated Bush daddy reveal his lie to the American people with one of the greatest tax increases is American history. Reject bush. Repel bush into political oblivion.
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posted on
06/03/2015 12:35:41 AM PDT
by
mrs ippi
To: Mollypitcher1
Florida will be a HUGE player in the primary season. If Bush wins Florida he wins the nom and loses the general.
In other words he has to be stopped BEFORE the Florida primaries. Stay tuned.
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posted on
06/03/2015 3:39:42 AM PDT
by
rrrod
(Just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
To: dp0622
.
Ted Cruz will "win" Florida ... nobody likes Jeb Bush ... Tea Parties despise Marco Rubio ...
Hispanics are divided ...
==============================================
.
PRESS RELEASE
Ted Cruz Florida Grassroots Victory Team
www.TedCruzFloridaVictory.org
==============================
Ted Cruz crushes Marco Rubio in Tea Party Vote (65-10%) in Florida Political Tsunami
Ted Cruz : 65 %
Mike Huckabee : 15 %
Marco Rubio : 10%
Scott Walker : 5 %
Ben Carson: 5 %
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's momentum in the "must win" Florida battleground makes powerful strides, and serious questions arise concerning the political weakness of Marco Rubio, Florida's disappointing "Favorite Son".
The Tampa 9-12 Tea Party group presented the Ted Cruz national and Florida campaigns with a tremendous 65% to 10% victory Marco Rubio this past Tuesday evening (2015-05-26).
Washington Beltway Political Analysts are confounded by the clear emerging Florida pattern where Ted Cruz consistently defeats or narrowly ties Marco Rubio.
On Tuesday a week ago, Ted Cruz statistically tied Marco Rubio (30.4 % to 30.7%) at the "Florida Family Policy Council" Presidential Straw Poll Vote in Orlando (see photo below).
Marco Rubio's presidential prospects appear ominous, and clearly, Rubio's major financial donors understandably view these two Florida Straw Poll defeats with concern.
The news is even worse for Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Experienced Florida campaign observers increasingly believe that Rubio's surprise decision for a presidential run is possibly based on internal Florida polling that showed that Marco Rubio faced a 2016 re-election defeat.
Why ?
Florida's Tea Party groups were a decisive factor in Marco Rubio's razor-thin GOP Florida U.S. Senate victory in 2010.
These same Florida Tea Party groups (across the entire state of Florida) have indicated a dangerous "ABM" attitude (Anybody But Marco).
Simply put, Florida's Tea Party groups are enraged at Marco Rubio's alleged political betrayal over his support of the infamous "Gang of Eight" illegal immigrants' amnesty bill, where Rubio allied himself with New York Senator Chuck Schumer.
Time will certainly tell if Senator Ted Cruz continues his rising wave of Florida grassroots political support.
In the meantime, Marco Rubio's national campaign team and major financial donors are watching Ted Cruz's Florida political momentum with growing concern.
# # #
Kevin Wright, the Ted Cruz Florida Grassroots Team coordinator for Pasco County, attended the Tampa Tea Party (9-12 Group) meeting.
Press Release copyright Douglas A. Coggeshall, 2015, All Rights Reserved.
Press inquiries should be forwarded to Douglas A. Coggeshall, Ted Cruz Florida Grassroots Victory Team (727) 485-6220
Ted-Cruz-2016@Engineering-Excellence.US
www.TedCruzFloridaVictory.org
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posted on
06/03/2015 4:25:01 AM PDT
by
Patton@Bastogne
(Ted-Cruz-2016 @ Engineering-Excellence.US)
To: rrrod
Jeb should be eliminated for his stand on immigration AND his support of COMMON CORE. Many of us are doing what we can to stop him BEFORE the primaries. We need all the help we can get.
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posted on
06/03/2015 7:32:28 AM PDT
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
To: Patton@Bastogne
that’s great news. I’m here in New York but I’m willing to do my part. I volunteered for Ted.
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posted on
06/03/2015 7:46:21 AM PDT
by
dp0622
To: Mollypitcher1
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posted on
06/03/2015 8:24:13 AM PDT
by
rrrod
(Just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
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