Posted on 02/19/2016 10:22:05 AM PST by jimbo123
A top Jeb Bush adviser on Friday morning repeatedly dodged the question of whether the former Florida governor will stay in the presidential race if he disappoints in South Carolina, instead saying the campaign is laser focused on Saturday's primary.
At the outset of the interview on "New Day," host Chris Cuomo asked Michael Steel, Bush's adviser for policy and communications, whether his candidate is finished if he does not finish in second or third place in Saturday's South Carolina primary. The on-screen chyron: "IS SOUTH CAROLINA THE END OF THE ROAD FOR JEB BUSH?"
"Look, we're excited about South Carolina. We think we've done a great job here making the case that Jeb Bush is the best candidate to be the next commander in chief of the United States," Steel said. "He's supported by 12 Medal of Honor recipients, over 40 former generals and admirals who know Lindsey Graham who is an expert in national security issues, who know that he is the steady hand that we need to be the next commander in chief."
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Hasn’t the GOPe abandoned him for Rubio?
If your own people can’t pretend to show confidence then everything must be collapsing behind closed doors.
If he does poorly and doesn’t drop out then I would say not yet.
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