Jeb Bush's Team Signals Possible 2016 Presidential Run

[big_dog]

Source: CBS News

As he mulls a presidential run in 2016, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's friends and associates are urging top Republican fundraisers and strategists to avoid throwing their lot in with another candidate until Bush makes a decision.

Bush's associates aren't actively contacting potential supporters, the Journal reports, but they are answering inquiries from fundraisers and strategists who have been courted by other candidates, urging them to keep their powder dry until the former governor decides on his next step. Sally Bradshaw, one of Bush's top advisers, denied there was any "organized effort to actively recruit support for a presidential campaign." "He is seriously considering the race and will make a decision sometime after November," she told the Journal.

Bush is a favorite of the GOP's establishment wing, but tea party conservatives and activists have greeted the talk of him running with skepticism. His embrace of comprehensive immigration reform and common core national education standards put him at odds with much of the GOP base. Bush's family is also a potential impediment to a presidential bid. He'd need to grapple with the complicated legacy of his brother, former President George W. Bush, whose approval ratings have recently climbed from their nadir at the end of his presidency.


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[City Lights]

1. Gee, what a shocker.

[notadmblnd]

2. I think most of America is still suffering from Bush fatigue

I know I am.

[still_one]

4. Americans have extremely short memories, and are not the sharpest tacks in the box.

[dhill926]

23. This...

[Cosmocat]

40. x2

YEP

[WinkyDink]

20. I think you misjudge.

[notadmblnd]

22. time will tell

[still_one]

32. Just look at the jerks many people are electing in states like Wisconsin and Michagan, and I

question not only their memories, but their sanity

[onecent]

27. You are 100% CORRECT on this one. If I have to listen

to another Bush for 4 years or more I will give my televisions away.

[still_one]

33. I will cut the cord also

[AndyTiedye]

38. But the VOTING MACHINEZ Love Bush (any Bush)

if (strstr(candidate->name, "Bush&quot ) candidate->votes += 5000000;

[reddread]

46. would that it were up to them.

if it were it would not happen.

[DCBob]

3. When the dust settles I predict jeb will be the gop candidate.

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Hes their best chance.. despite the bush albatros around his neck.

[still_one]

34. I tend to agree. A lot of the tea party won't go for him, but he will try for the moderates, just

like his brother did, and many will fall hook line and sinker like they did his brother. He will be extremely careful how he answers questions, and not give definite responses to questions involving abortion, gays, immigration, etc.

That is why the Democrats cannot be timid or in the gray zone, but have to be very direct and strong on the issues.

When Kerry ran he had great difficulty answer simple yes or no questions, same with Gore. They would have been good presidents, but their communication skills were terrible.

Clinton and Obama in general were able to communicate very effectively. Hillary, has a tendency not to be particularly direct, and that had better change if she is the nominee.

Warren and Sanders mean what they say and say what they mean, and that is exactly what the Democratic nominee whoever it is has to do

[Cosmocat]

41. Likely and frankly the "safe" play for democrats

ASSUMING Hillary wins the primary ...

Having Jeb in the race functionally negates what the primary R frame against Hillary would be - having a ruling class tripe (not saying this is not an issue, but they would LOVE it if worked out for them).

Put these two on the ballot, everything should break party lines, but Hillary will likely win out with a strong vote from women.

I am lukewarm on Hill, don't love her, don't hate her.

But, she would be LIGHT YEARS better than any R, needless to say.

[Politicalboi]

5. It's the GOP, the bar is really really low

"He'd need to grapple with the complicated legacy of his brother, former President George W. Bush, whose approval ratings have recently climbed from their nadir at the end of his presidency".


It doesn't really matter how smart you are, or your history as long as you aren't gay to be a front runner for the GOP. They'll reinvent Jeb and that turd will be smelling good to the GOP buy 2016.

[VanillaRhapsody]

25. they did get behind Sarah Palin after all....THAT alone shows you how depraved they really are!

[Dont call me Shirley]

6. And a far-right Supreme Court, hmmmm, rerun?

Plus, he's been working super hard at smearing and wrecking all of his apponents early in the game.

[sadoldgirl]

7. I bet that he waits for Hillary to declare first,

lets the other clowns fight it out for a while, and then at last will be greeted as the savior of the party.

I saw this coming for a long time. No matter what the Teabaggers hoped for last time, the final choice came from Wall Street and the Washington party. So it will be again. Teddy Cruz could already spend his time reading more Dr. Seuss stories.

[Cosmocat]

39. I suspect what happened the last two times will repeat

As you noted, I think you still see at least a half dozen ambitious wing nuts throw there hats into the ring (the clown show) will dilute the tea party vote, leaving the "moderate" (in tone) like McCain or Romney to win out.

[msongs]

8. hillary vs jeb. doesn't say much for the vitality of the US political system nt

[sadoldgirl]

10. no, same old, same old. n/t

[Deadbeat Republicans]

45. Voting irregularities in our future.

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Stack the House, stack the Senate, then give us a conservative friendly Democrat president. imo

[broadcaster75201]

9. Calling it now ... he's the GOP nominee nt

nt

[Auggie]

11. Hate to admit it, but I agree

[Hugabear]

12. We'll get to see just how strong the teabaggers are

They absolutely despise Jeb Bush, along with many of the so-called front-runners. I remember a lot of them being upset that Romney got the nomination in '12.

This could be quite a nice little bloodbath coming up. I would love nothing more than for them to tear each other to shreds.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. with ya on that one...

(money cannot buy that kind of entertainment!)

[IDemo]

43. While they may despise Jeb,

to them, any Democrat by comparison reeks of sulfur and brimstone, so they will bite the bullet and vote for him.

[Deadbeat Republicans]

13. And we still can't audit black box voting machines

That idiot will have to reinstate the draft, if he wants boots on the ground.

[japple]

14. The ship of state is going down...........

[TwilightGardener]

15. What's one more swing of the Bush family wrecking ball?

[sadoldgirl]

16. Nay, nay, don't forget there is Neil still in the closet! n/t

[blkmusclmachine]

17. Another Bush. Get ready for the Next Great Depression.

[TBF]

18. Was there ever any doubt -

he's all they have. They're not stupid enough to run Ryan or Cruz. Evil yes, but not stupid.

[Major Hogwash]

19. This confirms my theory.

That Jeb Bush is not Presidential material.
Only 2 years away from the next presidential election, and all Jeb can say is, "I haven't decided to run yet or not".

[former9thward]

31. Yes, but who has said they have decided to run?

If that is the standard then no one of either party is Presidential material.

[Reter]

37. So what did Hillary say?

n/t

[hollowdweller]

21. Meet the new Bush. Same as the old Bush. Get on my knees and pray...we won't get fooled again.

[VanillaRhapsody]

24. I am pretty certain it will end up being Jeb Bush against Hillary Clinton...

[Turbineguy]

28. Robin Williams:

They named the smart one Jeb.

[Kablooie]

29. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

Gomer Pyle enters the race.

[Stargazer09]

30. No

Just no.

[Alittleliberal]

35. If their is even the slightest chance that this country elects Bush number 3

We should all just kill ourselves, because the republic is obviously doomed.

[SoapBox]

36. No...More...Bush......EVER.

[bl968]

42. No dynastic presidencies

We do not need another Bush any more than we need another Clinton. We have 300,000,000 Americans in this country. I can bet at least a could hundred thousand can do a better job, lets give one of them a chance. Elizabeth Warren for example...

[NorthCarolina]

44. Sure, why not...Hillary vs Jeb, a win-win for the oligarchy. nt