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How Jeb Bush Can Thread The Needle And Win
Daily Caller ^ | December 16, 2014 | Matt K. Lewis

Posted on 12/19/2014 1:25:33 PM PST by Zakeet

Since talking about it on Morning Joe earlier today, a few people have asked me to expound on my theory regarding what Jeb Bush would have to do to overcome the many challenges he would face on his way to the Republican nomination.

It seems clear that Bush is hell-bent on not pandering to the base, so the obvious challenge he will have to overcome is winning a Republican primary while holding some positions (immigration reform, Common Core, etc.) which are anathema to the grassroots conservatives who will comprise a decent chunk of the primary electorate.

The way to overcome this is to do two things: First, he simply cannot lecture the base.

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[T]he other side of the coin is that he cannot back down.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bushleague; campaign; conservatism; georgesdumberbrother; jebbush; lookwhatusteppedin; terrischaivo
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To: Zakeet

He is going to need to pull over a LOT of Democraps because many of us will not be voting for a liberal like him.


41 posted on 12/19/2014 3:17:58 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: FrankR

“IF Jeb is the nominee, and, IF I vote at all, I will write in Ted Cruz.”

DITTO that.


42 posted on 12/19/2014 3:40:41 PM PST by Captain7seas (i)
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To: Zakeet

“It seems clear that Bush is hell-bent on not pandering to the base, so the obvious challenge he will have to overcome is winning a Republican primary while holding some positions (immigration reform, Common Core, etc.) which are anathema to the grassroots conservatives who will comprise a decent chunk of the primary electorate.”

Without a strong base, a republican will never again see the inside of the whitehouse. Unless he is on the tour, or jumps the fence.


43 posted on 12/19/2014 4:14:55 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Liberalism isn't a mental disorder. It's a cult.)
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To: Zakeet

I ll vote for the Dem. Cant stand the Bush family. Look at the things that have happened since one of them became President.


44 posted on 12/19/2014 4:20:21 PM PST by Carry me back
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To: FrankR

Vote for the Dem. We must stop any Bush from winning. They are that bad.


45 posted on 12/19/2014 4:21:59 PM PST by Carry me back
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To: 1010RD

Because he has to get in ,so nothing that Obama has done will be overturned. Never vote for the Bushes.


46 posted on 12/19/2014 4:26:31 PM PST by Carry me back
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To: 867V309

Because the fix is in ?


47 posted on 12/19/2014 4:27:54 PM PST by Carry me back
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To: Zakeet

This constant barrage of “UP AND COMING CANDIDATES” is just as revolting as Sotoreo/Obama being in the face of the public everyday. Try and think back to when if the president went on television ...we watched and listened ...Jeb is a liberal rino who does not deserve the time of day. The sad fact of the matter is that most voters do not monitor the happenings and bills that are passed...I find it hard enough to follow myself and I pay close attention ... I digress, let me put it this way...screw Jeb bush and bring on Theodore Cruz .. there are very few points I disagree with with that man.


48 posted on 12/19/2014 4:29:22 PM PST by mythenjoseph (Separation of powers)
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To: Zakeet

Jeb Bush the nominee? He will have to run against the Rat party and a newly formed invigorated third party. Good luck with that.


49 posted on 12/19/2014 4:51:00 PM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (antine)
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To: Jewbacca

I’ll need more sources before I accept that story as true


50 posted on 12/19/2014 4:54:18 PM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: Carry me back

I’ll never, ever, ever, never, vote democrat...period.


51 posted on 12/19/2014 7:20:53 PM PST by FrankR (They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
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To: Zakeet

The retarded bush


52 posted on 12/19/2014 7:27:12 PM PST by ronnie raygun (Empty head empty suit = arrogant little bastard)
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To: Zakeet

last few times the Party has foisted RINO crappola on us.
If they try this same I for one will NOT vote for the party candidate.
To hell with RINO crap like Mitt, Huckabee, McLame,
Dole, Bush (all of em).
REAl conservative or go fish.


53 posted on 12/20/2014 3:43:01 AM PST by Joe Boucher (The F.B.I. Is a division of holders Justice Dept. (Nuff said))
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