That’s probably why the GOP always goes for a retread, no matter how dismal his prospects.
It’s true that name recognition is important. People associate it with a time when they were happy, unhappy, whatever. Oddly enough, most people were doing quite well under W., until the Dem-engineered collapse at the end, so the Bush name might not be that off-putting, despite the efforts of the press. That doesn’t mean I think he’d be good - I’m just addressing the name recognition issue.
Personally, I’d like to see Rubio, Walker or Jindal, but I don’t think they have much of a chance because they don’t have name recognition. So this is an important and interesting point.
One of the reasons they don’t have it, of course, is because most of the reporting on them is totally negative, whereas with people like Fauxcahontas, it has been completely positive, so I could see her going up against Hillary Clinton and winning. And this is true even though the Clinton name is very well known, shall we say.
The D’s have so tarnished the Bush name that anybody named Bush who wants to run for office really must change his name first! How about Bupenoza or BuTwoBit or Bushinski or ? Anything but BUSH!
(the above comment has nothing to with whether Jeb might someday make a really fine, or a really rotten President... the name, my friends, the name, its all in the the name!
Juliet:
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
Will we be cursed with the Clintons one more time? It’s enough to make one look for another country.
Wow an 8% “lead” of Rand Paul over Ted Cruz. A real “lead” there.
And a 2% “lead” for Christie over Cruz. Sheesh.
Push your agenda much, ABC?
NAME RECOGNITION IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY.
THAT IS A LIE.
ODUMBO WAS UNKOWN, OTHER THAN TO A FEW CHICAGOANS AND A FEW ELITES PRIOR TO RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
THE MEDIA, FULLY CONTROLLED BY OUR REAL RULERS, FINANCIAL ELITES...
GIVES ALL THE PUBLICITY NECESSARY TO PUT A PERSON THAT IS VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
From the linked article...
Partisan divisions are 32-21-38 percent, Democrats-Republicans-independents.
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Over sample Dims much, ABC/WaPo? Of course you do!
What these *polls* tell me is that Dims choose Randy Paul, Hucklebee, Lyin’ Ryan, Jebbie Bush and Krispy over the other contenders. Oh, and that they choose Hildebeast over Jebbie.
Okay, whatever.