Top Jeb fundraisers leave campaign amid troubling signs

politico.com ^ | 8/29/15 | Alex Isenstadt and Marc Caputo

[cotton1706]

Three top Jeb Bush fundraisers abruptly parted ways with his presidential campaign on Friday, amid internal personality conflicts and questions about the strength of his candidacy, POLITICO has learned.

There are different versions of what transpired. The Florida-based fundraising consultants — Kris Money, Trey McCarley, and Debbie Alexander — have said that they voluntarily quit the campaign and were still working with Bush's super PAC, Right to Rise Super PAC. Others said the three, who worked under the same contract, were let go because they were no longer needed for the current phase of the campaign.

None of the three immediately responded to requests for comment. Bush spokesman Tim Miller would only say that “Governor Bush has the widest and deepest fundraising operation of any candidate in the field. Ann Herberger — a longtime aide with more than two decades of experience in state and national politics — will continue to lead the operation in Florida with our team in Miami.”

One source attributed the departures to personality conflicts in the campaign, some involving Bush's finance team.

[COBOL2Java]

The Florida-based fundraising consultants — Kris Money, Trey McCarley, and Debbie Alexander — have said that they voluntarily quit the campaign and were still working with Bush's super PAC, Right to Rise Super PAC.

Wonder who was flying the crop duster in Mobile over Trump's Rally? Was it Kris, Trey, or Debbie?

[dennisw]

You have to be a real moron to give money to Bush at this point.

Its a bad investment when the guy who should be the front runner is only at 8% with no prospects of rising any higher despite collecting 100 million dollars. Trumps daily putdowns are vicious and designed to drive away Jeb investors and are working!!! :)

[jimbo123]

There are more layoffs for the Bush Campaign on the way soon. They can’t afford all the people they hired any more with the fundraising collapse.

[nathanbedford]

I have been arguing for some time that the Jeb Bush campaign has nothing going for it except money and it now appears that this last prop is falling away.

The choice is not between Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, the choice is between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Eventually, Marco Rubio will emerge to take over Jeb's role.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

What happened to those Bush dynasty contributors ?

[Jimmy Valentine]

Hasta luego Yeb! No mas con Los Arbustos!

[austinaero]

I hope those funders go to Cruz or Carson. Trump doesn’t need them.

[katana]

With the Republican convention coming to Cleveland next year there might be some temptation to nominate a native son of what is perhaps THE bellwether State. But a bland moderate with the charisma of a turnip doesn’t fit current zeitgeist and would be a poor choice to lead the counter revolution needed to pull this country off the path to Soviet dystopia the Democrats (and those disguised as Republicans) have us set on.

[Red in Blue PA]

[COBOL2Java]

That truck looks too new.

Here's Jeb's campaign truck, complete with "Act of love" bumper sticker:

I'm sure the horns play "La Cucaracha"

[Covenantor]

Maybe you might rethink that.

Do you really want Cruz or Carson beholden to the money men that backed ¡JEB! Bush because of his positions?

Talk about opening the door to ravenous wolves.

[Vigilanteman]

Does that sign say this?

Trump 4 Higher Taxes, Jeb 4 Prez!

I am trying to follow the logic.

[stilloftyhenight]

My guess is that Carly will be the stealth candidate. She rose only because of attacking Hillary.

So many are too young to realize who this hack really is. Globalist through and through. GOPe all the way.

“There is no job that is an Anerican’s god give right in any more.”

Carly Fiorina She is one of them.

Beware.

[stilloftyhenight]

Trump’s top rate income tax is 15%! The rest. lessor amounts. Who can argue with that!

[COBOL2Java]

That's Right to Rise Super PAC logic; don't try to make sense of it, you'll only get a headache.

Jeb thinks it's brilliant. Of course, he always thought Stimpy was the smart one.

[rodguy911]

Oh no! Now I can’t stop laughing.....!!

[Paine in the Neck]

Jeb will be replaced in that spot by Kasich, who is actually fairly competent and at least wants to run.

"Jeb" Kasich - for when you really want a RINO but just can't take another Bush.

[mkjessup]

[Dr. Sivana]

I have been arguing for some time that the Jeb Bush campaign has nothing going for it except money and it now appears that this last prop is falling away.

That may well be, but we must not just leave John Ellis Bush for dead, risking a McCain or Kerry style comeback. He must be humiliated, destroyed, either pulling out before the first caucus to avoid inevitable humiliation, or better yet, coming in fifth or worse in Iowa and New Hampshire before pulling out.

He has to become a permanent example for what can happen when the Establishment wants to anoint one of these. He has to be our equivalent of the left's "Oh yeah? Well look at Barry Goldwater in 1964!"

That has as much relevance now as people saying during the Rockefeller-Goldwater contest "Oh yeah? Well look what happened to Taft in 1912!"

[jimbo123]

What happened to those Bush dynasty contributors ?

They're furious with Mike Murphy at Right to Rise and Sally Bradshaw with the Bush Campaign and giving them hell.

Bradshaw will probably be thrown under the bus at the end of September. Murphy will be harder to get rid of.