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Report: Jeb Bush Attempting to Rig CPAC Straw Poll with Bused in Supporters
breitbart.com ^ | 2/28/15 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 02/28/2015 1:30:50 PM PST by cotton1706

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Perhaps in fear that he didn’t have enough backers willing to show up on their own, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s campaign organized to bus supporters to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to cheer during his appearance on stage and vote for him in the straw poll.

The New York Times’ Jonathan Martin writes that Bush brought people in from Washington, D.C.: “Mr. Bush’s supporters organized caravans of his Washington backers to attend his speech, and they cheered whenever anyone else booed,” Martin wrote.

Those same bused in cheerers also will likely be expected by Bush’s campaign to vote for him in the famed straw poll.

Betsy Woodruff at the liberal outlet Slate also obtained emails that prove Bush’s team was busing in supporters from K Street.

“Emails provided to Slate show that backers of the former Florida governor are busing supporters from downtown Washington D.C. to CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland, and organizing to get them day passes into the event,” Woodruff wrote.

One person behind the effort to bus in Bush backers, Woodruff confirmed, was former George W. Bush advance man Fritz Brogan. “A Bush insider confirmed to Slate that Bush’s Right to Rise PAC is helping organize the transportation,” Woodruff wrote.

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; rino4obama; rinobush; rinocheating; rinosvsamerica
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While at first attempting to get the nomination WITHOUT conservatives, now Bush seems to want a conservative credential (by whatever means necessary!).

I guess Jeb has realized that he can't win without us, or by duping us (which isn't likely).

1 posted on 02/28/2015 1:30:50 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Jeb Bush is a FRAUD and a fan of La Raza & open borders, nothing more and nothing less.


2 posted on 02/28/2015 1:33:44 PM PST by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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To: cotton1706

Good, he’ll need to bus supporters to the polls in 2016 also.


3 posted on 02/28/2015 1:34:49 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: cotton1706

The RINO Establishment always has to cheat, just like their Democrat buddies (of course, they’d never cheat to BEAT their Dem buddies, only Conservatives).


4 posted on 02/28/2015 1:35:22 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: House Atreides

Jeb Arbusto.


5 posted on 02/28/2015 1:35:33 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: cotton1706

A$$


6 posted on 02/28/2015 1:35:47 PM PST by madison10
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To: cotton1706

Hey, it worked for the democrats.


7 posted on 02/28/2015 1:35:52 PM PST by huldah1776
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To: cotton1706
When the dim bulbs on the left make accusations about Tea Party "astroturf", what they're thinking of is Jebba the Butt and his merry band of COC gobblers.

Jeb Bush is a maggot.

8 posted on 02/28/2015 1:39:31 PM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: cotton1706

Jebbish will be nominated.

They just need to make it appear he was chosen by voters.

Then he will lose to Hillary in an historic landslide.


9 posted on 02/28/2015 1:40:02 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace- No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: cotton1706

“Stay out the Bushes.”


10 posted on 02/28/2015 1:40:06 PM PST by jpl ("You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists." - Lt. General Michael Flynn)
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11 posted on 02/28/2015 1:41:48 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Lurkinanloomin

No, Jebbish will not get the nomination.


12 posted on 02/28/2015 1:43:36 PM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: cotton1706

I brought up this point on another thread and it seems some FReepers were just fine with it and though the walk out us juvenile. Looks like there are more than a few RINOs right here.


13 posted on 02/28/2015 1:44:56 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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“Jeb Arbusto.”
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Sí, se puede


14 posted on 02/28/2015 1:45:25 PM PST by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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To: cotton1706

In past years, a Paul ALWAYS won the straw poll— without fail. Bused in? Never got him anywhere.


15 posted on 02/28/2015 1:46:14 PM PST by Exit148 (Explanation)
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To: cotton1706

His speech, mannerisms and look is just like GW. It was like he was a twin.

Pray America is waking


16 posted on 02/28/2015 1:46:36 PM PST by bray (Palin/Cruz to the WH)
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“...Looks like there are more than a few RINOs right here.”
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aka “low information FReepers”


17 posted on 02/28/2015 1:46:52 PM PST by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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Jebbish will be nominated.

You have next weeks lotto numbers too? Because you are pretending to be a prophet by predicting the future.

You don't know that. You just pretend.

I encourage everyone to look at your sign up date and posting history.

/johnny

18 posted on 02/28/2015 1:48:14 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: cotton1706

There is very little difference btw the RINO elite and the communist Democrats.


19 posted on 02/28/2015 1:49:18 PM PST by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: Kartographer

“Looks like there are more than a few RINOs right here.”

Oh, absolutely. I’ve crossed swords with any number of them. They like to think themselves above it all, “the adults in the room,” etc.


20 posted on 02/28/2015 1:49:36 PM PST by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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