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Welcome to the race, Jeb—now drop out.
Slate ^ | June 15, 2015 | Reihan Salam

Posted on 06/15/2015 9:27:45 AM PDT by EveningStar

As Jeb Bush formally enters the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, allow me to make a humble request of the former Florida governor: Please drop out.

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


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; bush; election2016; florida; jeb; jebbush; jebbush2016; reihansalam
Reihan Salam is a conservative American political commentator, columnist, and author. He is the executive editor of National Review and a columnist for Slate.
1 posted on 06/15/2015 9:27:45 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

aint gonah happen..into deep


2 posted on 06/15/2015 9:28:47 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: CGASMIA68

“Welcome to the race, Jeb—now drop out.”

First time I ever agreed with Slate.


3 posted on 06/15/2015 9:29:41 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ( Hillary: Ethically Sleazy & Politically Stupid)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

You and me both


4 posted on 06/15/2015 9:30:07 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz; b4its2late

Note that this is a conservative writer who is writing for Slate. Slate, like some other lib publications, has token conservatives on their staff.


5 posted on 06/15/2015 9:32:32 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Been saying it since day one....Love the Bush family....Jeb please dont run its a bad idea.

Too late!


6 posted on 06/15/2015 9:33:22 AM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: EveningStar

I’m all for him running.....as a Democrat, his true home.


7 posted on 06/15/2015 9:40:00 AM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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Never gonna happen, Bush is the rino’s candidate.


8 posted on 06/15/2015 9:51:09 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: EveningStar

Nice


9 posted on 06/15/2015 9:56:12 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: EveningStar

Good article, his conclusion can’t be argued with.


10 posted on 06/15/2015 10:42:19 AM PDT by jocon307
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To: EveningStar

With Jeb and Rubio in, it only serves to help Cruz win the Florida primary.


11 posted on 06/15/2015 3:19:37 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: EveningStar
Well, sure, but once he's in, he's in until someone or something knocks him out.

And what's more, if he could get 10% in a poll starting out, he's in, even if he could never get 20%.

It's all a little like going to war. August 1914 and all that.

There are heavy wheels grinding slowly but surely and massive vehicles rolling relentlessly and implacably forward.

For what's more massive than a politician's ego?

12 posted on 06/15/2015 3:34:45 PM PDT by x
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To: EveningStar

Jeb should find another vocation. He’s not running to help our country, he’s running to advance his personal interests.


13 posted on 06/15/2015 3:36:51 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: EveningStar
Actually, not a bad article. The reference to the Henry Olsen article is valuable (though the full Olsen article is apparently only for subscribers).

But the biggest and most influential of Olsen’s blocs are the “somewhat conservative” voters, who represent 35-40 percent of the primary vote. Somewhat conservatives “like even-keeled men with substantial governing experience,” yet they’re also resistant to candidates who call for radical change or who seem eager to wage culture wars. This is Bush’s sweet spot, in theory. He is, after all, an even-keeled man with substantial governing experience. Bush’s most realistic rivals for the affections of somewhat conservatives are Rubio and Walker. That is why Bush intends to destroy Rubio and Walker.

Cruz fans, Bush could be your best friend (though that will probably end up hurting the party in November 2016).

14 posted on 06/15/2015 3:45:02 PM PDT by x
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To: b4its2late

Ditto.


15 posted on 06/15/2015 6:30:12 PM PDT by sarasmom
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To: EveningStar

16 posted on 06/16/2015 8:41:52 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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