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The reason Jeb Bush is a lousy candidate is based on his illegal immigration stance and saying so is not getting off topic because the topic is about him! He is not a better candidate for the American people based on that.
Might as well re write the constitution and establish a monarchy. Why bother with primaries, debates, etc. Just run another Bush. We don't have enough wars. Jen Bush means American soldiers in IRAN. Oh yeah, I'm really excited about that.
So, Jeb's latest jab is at the republican controlled congress and their spending habits. He flies right in the face of the republican talking points of less spending, smaller government.
I swear, this guy looks smarter and smarter all the time. Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Spending out of control by republicans, Wow! What's next?
He's actually going out of his way to alianate the far right of the party and distance himself early from the republican base.
He's looking like one of the few sane republicans left.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) suggested in an interview Sunday that the crux of responsibility for out-of-control spending in Washington during the 2000’s was in the hands of the Republican-controlled Congress,
Bush pointed to his brother’s inability to keep “the reins on spending†but suggested that it had largely been the legislative body in Washington that had failed to control costs.
“I mean, because of the war and because of the focus on protecting the homeland, I think he let the Republican Congress get a little out of control, in terms of the spending,†Bush said.
Why are we even considering people from the SAME family of a previous President to be a new President ? Are we that thin on talent and brains in America ?
I have the same opinion on the Democratic front runner too. We need to dump these turkeys.
Bush is behind Clinton by 8%. In April he was down 17%.
Rubio is behind Clinton by 3%. In April he was down 14%.
Paul is behind Clinton by 1%. In April he was down 19%.
Walker is behind Clinton by 3%. In April he was down 22%.
Cruz is behind Clinton by 9%. In April he was down 24%.
Bush is behind Clinton by 8%. In April he was down 17%.
Rubio is behind Clinton by 3%. In April he was down 14%.
Paul is behind Clinton by 1%. In April he was down 19%.
Walker is behind Clinton by 3%. In April he was down 22%.
Cruz is behind Clinton by 9%. In April he was down 24%.
No one but Bush has sufficient name recognition, let alone policy knowledge, with the people who will vote in 2016 to give the poll any credibility. What matters now is fund raising, staffing, and retail politics going on largely out of the limelight and certainly unmeasured in polling. In the end, that will determine the outcome, too. It's why Obama beat Clinton in 2008 and won the general twice.
Having lived under Jeb as governor, my first thoughts were "I could probably be OK with him as President". Then when he announced who some of his foreign policy advisers would be and I saw the name of Paul Wolfowitz among others from the previous Bush eras, my thoughts changed to "Never mind, who else do I look at now".
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