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Jeb Bush vowed that Donald Trump would be in decline by Dec. 15. That didn’t happen.
WP ^ | December 15 at 5:00 AM | Ed O'Keefe

Posted on 12/15/2015 8:30:11 AM PST by GonzoII

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush stood in the home of a Dallas fundraiser in mid-November and confidently declared: "Come December 15, [Donald] Trump will be in decline."

Today is Dec. 15, and unless you count two recent polls that showed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) leading in Iowa, Trump still tops the GOP presidential campaign field. In fact, by several measures he's surging - there's no sign of decline.

The New York businessman earned 38 percent support in a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday. That's an increase for Trump from previous Post-ABC polls, his highest mark in the survey's history and more than double the support of his nearest opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). Trump now has a better than 2-to-1 lead over Cruz, who is at 15 percent, a doubling of his support since last month. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson are tied for third with 12 percent.

Bush, meanwhile, sits in fourth place, with 5 percent.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bordersecurity; elections; immigration; jeb; jebbush; moratorium; muslims; nationalsecurity; trump; trumpwasright
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I guess Jeb needs a new crystal ball.
1 posted on 12/15/2015 8:30:11 AM PST by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Yeb will “vow” a lot more stuff too.


2 posted on 12/15/2015 8:31:49 AM PST by albie
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To: GonzoII

Did he ‘vow’ in English or his native language?


3 posted on 12/15/2015 8:32:02 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: GonzoII

Sounds like he learned making predictions from Algore.


4 posted on 12/15/2015 8:32:16 AM PST by PROCON (It's not islamophobia, it's islamonausea)
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To: PROCON

Sounds like many on this very board.


5 posted on 12/15/2015 8:33:11 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: GonzoII

Great reporting Ed....maybe further talk on Obama saying that ISIS was contained is a bit more newsworthy.

Jeb is purley a footnote at this point.


6 posted on 12/15/2015 8:33:24 AM PST by MNlurker
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To: GonzoII

Yeb Bush. Who’s that?


7 posted on 12/15/2015 8:35:54 AM PST by skeeter
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To: GonzoII

Must be a student of Al Gore...


8 posted on 12/15/2015 8:37:03 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy" 6Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: GonzoII

Funny,it seems like Jeb is the one in decline.


9 posted on 12/15/2015 8:38:59 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: GonzoII

Did he say which year? /s


10 posted on 12/15/2015 8:39:33 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: GonzoII

It’s funny when you consider how Jeb’s poll numbers are barely high enough to qualify for the debate. If he drops another point or two, he’ll be sharing a forum with contenders like Linda Graham and George Pataki.


11 posted on 12/15/2015 8:40:44 AM PST by ek_hornbeck
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To: GonzoII
I'm sick and tired of the all the Jeb-basing on this board! When Jeb mentioned Dec. 15th, he did not specify of which year. So there are many more years left for Jeb's prediction to come true.

Secondly, Jeb is obsessed with the "rights" of illegal immigrants. So he was probably just talking about Trump's decline among that group.

And thirdly, everyone knows that long-term standing on tippy-toes can lead to as sense of imbalance, both mentally and physically. So let's give poor ol' Jeb a break here.

12 posted on 12/15/2015 8:50:35 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: GonzoII

Trump is in decline. He has no support. He will be at zero percent shortly.

13 posted on 12/15/2015 8:50:56 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: GonzoII

Ah, but he didn’t specify the year. :>)


14 posted on 12/15/2015 8:52:46 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: GonzoII

Yeb’s got crystal balls? That might explain some things ...


15 posted on 12/15/2015 8:55:56 AM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: going hot

True.

And one hundred percent of the folks so rabid in their desire for that want it so because they desire that the Muslim migration to the United States continue unhindered. Yeb! has allies in his primary mission even here.


16 posted on 12/15/2015 9:05:31 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: GonzoII

Well if Trump does actually decline it wont be El Yeb who picks up the slack.


17 posted on 12/15/2015 9:08:42 AM PST by tflabo (Psalm 1)
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To: GonzoII

Trump’s just declining in the wrong direction!


18 posted on 12/15/2015 9:09:40 AM PST by Redleg Duke (The Federal Government is nothing but a welfare program with a dress code!)
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To: exit82

How much does Yebber$ have left in his PAC$ account$? Time to run more campaign ads in swing state Ohio... eheheheh


19 posted on 12/15/2015 9:10:54 AM PST by tflabo (Psalm 1)
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To: tflabo

I “vow” that Yebbie will make a further ass of himself tonight. Maybe he’ll withdraw from the race tonight in the middle of the debate...walking off stage whimpering.


20 posted on 12/15/2015 9:31:39 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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