Posted on 05/28/2015 12:22:01 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
With the field of Republican presidential contenders expanding quickly, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sought to cast himself as a seasoned leader while faulting other candidates for shifting course to fit public opinion.
... That could be seen as a knock on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who have both distanced themselves from previous advocacy for bipartisan immigration reform.
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Jeb can’t speak and has the likeability of herpes. He’s toast. Go away Jeb.
It is conceivable that he will conclude that to indulge the process is only to invite humiliation. He might conclude that he is in much the same position as Hillary Clinton, top-heavy with money and standing on quicksand. In order to conduct a campaign in which the rank-and-file of the party is becoming increasingly disillusioned and increasingly impatient with watered down conservatism, Jeb Bush might sense that he will be forced to deploy his money in the same manner that Hillary will be forced to deploy her money, to attack rivals. Conceivably Bush might not have stomach for that kind of campaigning. Yes, we are fully aware of Karl Rove and how he operates, we are fully aware of the Bush family history in opposing Ronald Reagan but we simply hold out the possibility that Jeb Bush will flinch from the prospect of sullying the well-crafted if undeserved image of the Bush family by waging a campaign of mudslinging.
It is also more than conceivable that Bush will continue to observe his poll numbers declining and his prospects declining apace. He might conclude that it is the better part of valor to withdraw with his dignity and his family name intact not only for his own sake but for the sake of his son.
If Bush declines to pursue a campaign, the field is radically altered. First there is no apparent candidate of the establishment and a John Kasich or a Chris Christie would have to emerge. Meanwhile the conservatives might surge. Who knows what might develop with the Rino candidates having no inherited claim to the nomination and scrambling for money.
Just a rambling thought.
Jeb’s nonsensical and relentless push for Common Core will haunt him throughout the campaign. CC is as indefensible as putting Terri Schiavo to death.
“Struggling to stem the bleeding, Jeb Bush cranks up the smear machine.”
LOLOLOL
1. She did not allow herself to be intimidated.
2. She did not succumb to the temptation to become politically correct.
3. She knew her facts.
4. She would not allow him to interrupt.
5. She never accepted his false premise.
“Jeb can’t speak and has the likeability of herpes.”
LOLOLL This is my second laugh tonight.
Thank you!
Washington Post desperately trying to pick the Republican candidate - again.
here is something for you and all of us to consider. The winner take all states.
“States and Territories using winner-take-all statewide: Arizona, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Utah” RNC.
The only important state in this group, for conservatives, is Florida. If Bush is still in the race by Mar for the Florida primary we must vote for Rubio to push Bush out completely. Im not for Rubio per se but Bush out moves Walker, Cruz up.
Several friends discussed this strategy and all of us came to the same conclusion about the Florida primary. Bush is the one to stop. But now with the new Quinnipiac poll out showing Cruz way at the bottom and Walker,Rubio, Bush, huckster and Carson tied at the top Im getting a bit concerned. Ican go for Walker..even Rubio but no to Carson and never the huckster.
Everybody’s wrong but me. :-)
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