Posted on 09/18/2014 1:01:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Senator John McCain (R., Ariz.) touted former governor Jeb Bush (R., Fla.) as a potential contender in the 2016 presidential elections while discussing the merits of nominating a governor as opposed to a senator.
“I think that governors who are successful obviously have a cachet that is probably helpful to them, particularly, since the Congress is held in low esteem,” McCain tells National Review Online. “I think there will be some who are very competitive, including Jeb Bush if he decides to run.”
McCain says he hadn’t decided to back Bush. “I keep hearing that he may be considering a runs and he was a successful governor of the state of Florida,” he says. “I like him. I haven’t decided obviously, but I think he would be viable.”
Asked if he thought that Republicans might hesitate to nominate a freshman senator in light Obama’s performance, McCain says no.
“I don’t think that that’s particularly relevant to be honest with you,” he says.
Former governor Mike Huckabee (R., Ark.), who is mulling a presidential run, told reporters Monday that the Republican party needs to avoid nominating a senator.
“If not me, I would be supportive of someone who has had executive experience and who has been a governor prior to somebody having only had legislative experience, which I think is fundamentally different in the manner in which one serves,” Huckabee said.
Governor Bobby Jindal (R., La.) followed the same logic while comparing Bill Clinton to President Obama.
“I do think Bill Clinton, having served as a governor, I think that was better preparation for being president [than] simply being a senator, as we’ve seen with President Obama,” Jindal told reporters at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas), another likely candidate, brushed off that suggestion.
“I’m not sure it’s news that governors tend to prefer governors,” Cruz told NRO Wednesday.
A loser backs a loser.
Where’s the Barf Alert?
John McCain hates the Bushes. He is announcing support for Jeb so that all of us who hate McCain won’t support Jeb.
Zero to none.
Ugh. It’s obvious the GOP-e wants Warren or Clinton.
Been saying it for about a year now ... the GOPe is going to give us Jeb. COUNT on it. Besides, they know we’ll ALWAYS “hold our nose and vote” so what’s the incentive to do otherwise?
Bobby Jindal said this, and in fact he is correct.
Clinton was not a good president. He was a better occupant of the Oval Office than the current failure, however.
I think an objective study of the office over the past 100 years will reveal that governors, with some exceptions, generally make more effective Chief Executives.
they can both take a flying _____________
The Jeb “Huck” McRomney wing of the Republican Party will doom us all.
Oh that’ll help.
Dole > McCain > Jeb Bush. Jeb is next RINO up.
Yeah! Actually the header alone was enough for me get a second taste of some buttermilk biscuts from earlier.
My pipe dream is a RINO fight and all the conservatives uniting behind Ted Cruz or Bobby Jindal.
In addition to being reasonable conservative, both have the #1 requirement for being president these days: not a pure white guy.
Who’s going to support Jeb anyway?
Just what we need in the White House. Another grifter first lady. Think of all the ball gowns she could smuggle into the country.
Talk about damning-by-endorsement.
“He is announcing support for Jeb so that all of us who hate McCain won’t support Jeb.”
Worked for me.
Even Mormon governors? LOL
FU, Fk him and I’ll shoot the horse they both rode in on...
So, who’s “turn” is it? With so many losers available, I can’t quite sort it out.
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