Bush and Trump face off in N.H. — and The Donald is winning

[Attorney in Texas]

Source: Washington Post

DERRY, N.H. — They showed up by the hundreds. They stood in line under the hot sun for hours. They carried paper cut-outs of Donald Trump’s face. They folded into the seats of a high school auditorium here, hard rock music pulsating, and got ready to ask questions of the bombastic billionaire they hope to elect president. This was Trump’s first New Hampshire town hall meeting, and the place was crackling.

A few minutes in, a man in the crowd shouted, “Isn’t Jeb sinking to the bottom of [Lake] Winnipesaukee by now?”... Jeb Bush wasn’t at the bottom of any lake. He was 19 miles down the road from Derry, firing some shots of his own at Trump as he turned in an otherwise workmanlike performance before a sedate crowd of about 150 who gathered at the local VFW post in Merrimack.
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But for now, at least, Bush faces a squeeze. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is moving swiftly to take advantage of the former Florida governor’s difficulties and make inroads with the kind of mainstream voters who otherwise would migrate to Bush.... Trump taunted Bush with his visit on Wednesday. Only after Bush had announced his Merrimack town hall meeting did Trump schedule his for the same time in nearby Derry, inviting comparisons between their crowd sizes and performance levels.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bush-should-be-winning-nh-but-he-is-getting-squeezed-on-both-sides/2015/08/19/f600ee88-4682-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.html

[forest444]

1. This is YOOGE!

So much so, the Bushes might be contemplating an Arthur Bremer/John Hinckley-style plot against the Donald about now. I certainly wouldn't put it past them. http://www.voxfux.com/features/hinckley_bush_connection.html

[Attorney in Texas]

2. YOOGE and superclassy!

[subject]

3. So Great,

Just so great!

[tomm2thumbs]

4. The Koch brothers are going to choke on their own SuperPac-phlegm

They are putting out money hand over fist, and look what gobs of money did for Newt? Or McCain? Nada -- They are fighting the losing battle of demographics and greed awareness. They are KochToast.

(bland,not very appetizing, and definitely burnt to a crisp)

[Attorney in Texas]

5. That makes it so much funnier and more enjoyable!

[denbot]

6. Holy shit, I'm beginning to believe The Rug is in it to win..

He may actually intend on going the whole way. We live in interesting times.

[TeamPooka]

7. He is. He knows Celebrity is the most powerful force in the country. nt

[murielm99]

8. "May you live in interesting times"

is actually a curse.

It has always reminded me of the way polite Southern ladies say, "Bless your heart" when they actually mean F-U.

[denbot]

9. Well, I don't think it's a blessing. n/t