Jeb Bush moves to show he’s no Mitt Romney

Politico ^ | February 5, 2015 | James Hohmann

[C19fan]

After a 2012 election dominated by Mitt Romney’s car elevator and his ill-considered quips about government dependency and firing people, Republicans are bent on becoming the party of the 47 percent. Jeb Bush is just the latest GOP White House hopeful to put the plight of the poor at the center of his candidacy, a dramatic course correction for a party that’s long been tagged as beholden to the rich. With Romney’s exit from the 2016 field last week, Bush is the only viable superwealthy Republican running for office — he has made millions working in private equity and sitting on corporate boards since leaving the Florida governorship eight years ago — and he’s clearly determined not to repeat the 2012 nominee’s mistakes.

[C19fan]

If Dauphin Bush is so concerned about the poor then why did he support the Gang of 8 immigration bill that would of let in 30 MM immigrants over the course of 10 years, tripling the current legal number. 30 MM would further drive down wages for the poor and middle class.

[goldstategop]

Bush of course is going to run to the Left.

After all, he has no intention of pandering to conservatives.

[Vigilanteman]

Yeah, he’s worse. Mitt had to work his way into the GOPe. Jeb was born there.

[Flintlock]

Yep.
Bringing in a bazillion more Mehhicccans to take out lower-paying jobs and ship the $$$$$ ‘home’ is gonna help US.

Yoo bet.

[Regulator]

And yet more important...how did he become "superwealthy"?

The Bushes have never done all that well in business.

Perhaps there's something else.

[jospehm20]

Stay out of the Bushes!

[AFreeBird]

Of course he’s no mittens. He’s Øbama light!

[Pollster1]

Romney and Bush are both big government liberals, along with Rubio and Christie; the differences do not matter. Anyone who supports Amnesty, gun restrictions, or Obamacare is completely unacceptable.

[skams19]

I don’t think he can win any primary that is Republican only voting. That leaves open primaries. Any thoughts on those states?

[Politicalkiddo]

Mitt Romney is a lot of things, but there is no way he’s as stupid as Jeb Bush.

[DesertRhino]

Bloods vs Crips. Who do you prefer to carjack you? Distinction without a difference,

[TexasFreeper2009]

yep, he is FAR to the left of Romney, who was pretty far himself!

[MasterGunner01]

Oh, thank God that Jeb Bush is not a boring, dull, opinion on every side of issues, liberal Republican “moderate” like Mittens Romney! Wow, the GOPee dodged that bullet.

Jeb will now demonstrate his “kinder and gentler” side by running to the Left of Mittens to demonstrate that he's not at all like “evil conservative” Mittens. (Jeb Bush — how disgusting the thought!)

[tennmountainman]

Not only is Bush a RINO, he is a nut case.

He wants to flood Detroit with illegals.

The man has some loose screws.

[OneWingedShark]

Romney and Bush are both big government liberals, along with Rubio and Christie; the differences do not matter.

This is very true — because there are no differences in our political caste they cannot represent this diverse nation.

[OneWingedShark]

Not only is Bush a RINO, he is a nut case.
He wants to flood Detroit with illegals.

You're wrong.
Bush isn't a RINO, along with the likes of McCain and Boehner and Romney he is the Republican party.

It is the Conservative and the Libertarian who might refuse to vote (R) who are Republican In Name Only.

[stratboy]

And I have no intention of voting for him, ever.

[Wolfie]

We’re fighting with illegals over bread-crumb jobs. The oligarchs have already won.

[longtermmemmory]

I submit it seems Romney was a nicer human being.

[ansel12]

Nobody is to the left of Mitt Romney.