Posted on 04/08/2014 11:02:53 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
It's not hard to understand why. Even without a replay of the Bachmann-Cain-Gingrich-Perry-Paul GOP primary freak show of 2012, the party is heading into its confrontation with Hillary Clinton at a serious general election disadvantage. Some of the weakness has demographic roots that no single candidate can change in a single race. But the rest is a product of the party's rightward lurch over the past six years — and a restive base that demands absolute ideological purity on the part of candidates.
The result, as in 2012, is likely to be a primary contest devoted to winning the Real Conservative trophy. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul already spend most of their days trying to out-Tea Party the other. Marco Rubio would be doing the same thing if he wasn't preoccupied with figuring out how to distance himself from his role in drafting a failed immigration reform bill that was wildly unpopular with the angry white grassroots of the party. And so it goes down the line, with Scott Walker, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, and other wannabes bringing up the rear — all of them desperate to earn the support of the party's populist foot soldiers.
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Damon Linker, official friend and propagandist for the Bush clan. There are many in the media who are perfectly willing to float a pro-Bush article in an effort to lay the groundwork for another Bush candidacy.
After 40 plus years, the Bush family have deep, deep connections.
” Republicans are realizing that Jeb Bush is their only option in 2016 “
BS
They will lose .
America needs an Allen West , not another Bush
America needs to be led by a warrior , not by a lawyer
Jeb might make a great President however . Of Mexico ....
Yep. Ad nausem...
[author] Damon Linker is a Consulting Editor at the University of Pennsylvania Press and a Contributing Editor of The New Republic.
http://www.damonlinker.com/bio.htm
IMHO, his moniker should be changed to D-Linker. I will definitely not click on any of his postings.
If Jeb is the only option, the GOP is officially a Zombie Party and needs a bullet to the head to end it.
What is your cat’s name? I’ll write him in.
I don’t believe Republicans are suicidal. Nominating another Bush would be the dumbest thing the party could do.
Get on his email list
Not as closely as they are modeled after Francis and Elizabeth Urquhart.
That about sums it up.
Gag me with a spoon!!!
They can’t be serious.
Yep. If the media wants to pick a Bush for us as president, I'd rather they foist Jenna Bush on us. At least we'd have a pretty face to look at. We don't need Jeb.
“Here we go again....we HAVE to vote for Jeb...he’s the ONLY Republican that can win...”
The lamestream media have chosen every Stupid Party presidential candidate since GHW Bush.
WOW- I might just rob a bank out of love for my family.
No, no, no. No Jeb.
If he wasn’t for common core and amnesty, I could vote for him.
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