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Why Jeb Bush Sees Himself as the John McCain of 2016
ABC News ^ | 9/30/15 | CANDACE SMITH

Posted on 09/30/2015 1:11:36 PM PDT by jimbo123

As polls show Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush slipping, and though his donors may be worried, he’s certainly not, at least visibly.

Speaking to ABC News today, Bush offered an anecdote about a previous GOP candidate whose chances seemed slim.

“This time, eight years ago, John McCain was traveling through the Atlanta airport. I saw him and he had no aide, no person, [he was] by himself because his campaign was supposed to be ended," Bush said of the Arizona senator. “He won the Republican primary that year. This is how the process works; you have to go earn it.”

While Bush’s events are well-attended, they are no match for the likes of fellow candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson, who have seen their stadium events packed with thousands of people.

“It doesn’t frustrate me at all,” Bush said. "Because I know at the end, the people I’m talking to and listening to are going to be the ones who will decide who the nominee will be and I believe I will be that person.”

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush; deportjebbush; deportjohnmccain; designatedloser; gop; gope; mccain
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1 posted on 09/30/2015 1:11:36 PM PDT by jimbo123
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Well jeb you just killed yourself...do you NOT know how much mclame is hated?????????????


2 posted on 09/30/2015 1:12:39 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do to!!!)
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A lefty looney RINO who lost the election is who he’s equating himself to? Sounds about right.


3 posted on 09/30/2015 1:13:27 PM PDT by Up Yours Marxists
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He does realize McCain lost.


4 posted on 09/30/2015 1:13:55 PM PDT by ronnietherocket3 (Mary is understood by the heart, not study of scripture.)
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He can’t be that stupid...


5 posted on 09/30/2015 1:14:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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The John McCain of 2016...? What in hell is that supposed to do for him?????


6 posted on 09/30/2015 1:14:41 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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Did I just hear a gunshot over there by that guy hopping around on one foot?


7 posted on 09/30/2015 1:14:43 PM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: ronnietherocket3

But they do have something in common, they are both LOSERS.


8 posted on 09/30/2015 1:15:12 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: jimbo123

What a dumb ass!


9 posted on 09/30/2015 1:15:17 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: nickcarraway

He is that stupid!


10 posted on 09/30/2015 1:15:34 PM PDT by jimbo123
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What a coinkidink. I see him as the John McCain of 2016, too.


11 posted on 09/30/2015 1:16:01 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (the left has redefined the word 'racism' to mean any disagreement with any liberal about any topic)
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He’s probably right and he will, tambien, fail miserably...


12 posted on 09/30/2015 1:16:09 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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Is this a gag ?


13 posted on 09/30/2015 1:16:46 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: HarleyLady27
You bet Jebster...!
14 posted on 09/30/2015 1:18:04 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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??????


15 posted on 09/30/2015 1:18:05 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: 2001convSVT

Also, they both adore illegal aliens, McCain’s “God’s people.”


16 posted on 09/30/2015 1:18:32 PM PDT by Dante3
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To: jimbo123

so.........Jeb even sees HIMSELF as a loser, eh?

that’s about the first thing he’s said in many a moon...that we agree with


17 posted on 09/30/2015 1:18:50 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Brilliant, funny, and incisive Tagline coming to this space soon.....)
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talking to and listening to are going to be the ones who will decide who the nominee will be

I have no doubt Karl Rove, and his ilk, who see themselves as the king makers who pick and choose the GOP nominee are telling him this. I am sure they are telling Jeb not to worry cause the fix is in. The GOPe wants him and, as far as they are concerned, that is all that matters.

Might be the case in a normal year but this year there is a Trump card in the race. This time they have someone who can match them dollar for dollar AND draw more local, or national, media attention then any of their hand picked candidates can generate

18 posted on 09/30/2015 1:19:03 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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Ummm, Jeb!, you do realize the McCain lost the general election, right? You do realize that his campaign is seen as one of the worst and could only have been topped by Romney’s, right?

Therein lies the rub my friends. These idiots in the GOPe believe that obtaining the nomination by rigging the game, and spitting in the faces of the party base will somehow result in a win in the general election.

Hey, voters, vote for me, I hate my base, even more than my democrap opponent does!!! Wow, real winning strategy there.


19 posted on 09/30/2015 1:19:07 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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Lots of people see him that way. That is his biggest problem.


20 posted on 09/30/2015 1:20:03 PM PDT by jospehm20
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