Jeb tries too hard to triangulate in a WJ Clinton fashion. The trouble is that Jeb is not nearly as slick as Billy Jeff Clinton was.
Yes, have noticed that too. The big dispute seems to be between FReepers who will never vote for Bush, under any circumstances, and those who will hold their noses in the general if he does get the nomination.
There are definitely some appealing things about Bush. He does have good exec experience, including in emergency management. He does support some Conservative policies. He’d stand a much better chance of appointing Conservatives to the Courts than a Dem. And he has great fundraising and campaign organizing capability (through his family network).
Downsides are his many not-so-Conservative policies and the stigma of his family name (both from overexposure of it in national politics and a couple decades worth of sometimes undeserved bashing that isn’t forcefully responded to).
I’m guessing that people who might be drawn to him for his positives are going instead to Walker, who has those positives (fundrasing and building campaign orgs TBD) as well but also lacks many of the negatives.
They will be here, just probably not until next year this time after the RNC has engineered his nomination.
Then the fun begins as we are berated, castigated, cajoled, and told we’re electing Hillary if we don’t vote for Jebster.
IMHO, we’re electing Hillary if we DO vote for Jebster, there’s that little difference between them.
Free Republic has only truly nominated once accurately
2004
Bear that in mind
We are just us
Kinda outlier though we detest admitting that
If we get our guy it’s just timing and luck
Patience, no matter how far left the Republican candidate maybe there will be FR’s on here plying their trade for their Republican masters.