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Mainstream media favors Jeb-style conservatism
OneNewsNow ^ | June 26, 2015 | Chad Groening

Posted on 06/26/2015 8:43:52 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A media watchdog says if Jeb Bush was really as conservative as he tries to portray, liberal media outlets would be as harsh with him as they were when Ted Cruz entered the GOP presidential race.

As reported earlier by OneNewsNow, since officially announcing his candidacy former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has been trying to convince conservatives in the Republican Party that he's not his father or his brother as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination in 2016. He also has tried to set the record straight on his pro-life record.

Regardless, many conservatives still view Bush as a moderate and the choice of the establishment wing of the party.

Tim Graham, director of media analysis at the Media Research Center, says the way the mainstream media has been treating Bush should give conservative voters a clue.

"I think the coverage of Jeb Bush in the last few weeks suggests that they don't view him as a 'terrible conservative,'" says the MRC spokesman.

"If they thought he was conservative, they would be much harsher on him – the way they sort of were with Ted Cruz a few months ago when he announced and they said he was conservative every five seconds. That's when you know somebody is actually conservative."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at onenewsnow.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: bush; gop; republicans; tedcruz
Wait until the debates. Who here thinks that Ted Cruz won't shine in that format? Bueller? Bueller?
1 posted on 06/26/2015 8:43:52 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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The moderators will rig the forum to favor Jebbie and shut out Cruz as much as possible. The Republican primary voters will never figure it out.


2 posted on 06/26/2015 8:47:06 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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which is not conservative


3 posted on 06/26/2015 8:47:16 AM PDT by GeronL
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I don’t think anyone will shine in those debates. At best, everyone will get a single bumper-sticker moment.


4 posted on 06/26/2015 8:49:15 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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The Media only favors "Conservatives" who aren't really Conservatives.
They like ¡Jeb! because he can easily be beaten by Hillary.

5 posted on 06/26/2015 8:52:18 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Jebby style conservatism? That's funny.
6 posted on 06/26/2015 8:53:41 AM PDT by drypowder
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 photo McCain part two_zpssc2nliiv.jpg It'll be a repeat of McCain campaign.
7 posted on 06/26/2015 8:54:23 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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Jeb-style conservatism

Is the ultimate oxymoron

8 posted on 06/26/2015 9:03:21 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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The primary vote will be split 19 ways, and the convention will deadlock. GOPe will hand Jebby the prize in a formerly smoke-filled backroom. All according to plan.


9 posted on 06/26/2015 9:04:03 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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MSM may favor Bush.

But Bush is NOT a conservative.


10 posted on 06/26/2015 9:12:56 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
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“Go get your shine box, JEB.” MSM

Because 1. He’s beatable and 2. In the unlikely event he wins, he may as well be a Democrat.


11 posted on 06/26/2015 9:22:23 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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This premise is untrue. The MSM favors radical leftism. They are going easy on Jeb Bush because they want him as the GOP nominee. He will be easy to defeat.


12 posted on 06/26/2015 9:44:00 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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