Posted on 08/22/2015 8:51:47 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
From Gabriel Sherman writing at New York magazine:
The candidate most imperiled by Trump’s staying power is Bush, whose campaign had expected that Trump’s childish antics would position the former governor favorably as the party’s resident grown-up. Instead, the opposite has happened: Day after day, Trump is highlighting Bush’s enthusiasm gap and laying bare the emotional distance between the Establishment front-runner and his more radical constituents. Trump’s events, which have featured Aerosmith soundtracks and helicopter rides, make Bush’s campaign stops seem about as exciting as Brookings Institution panels. A few days ago, when both candidates were in New Hampshire, Fox News cut to a commercial during a Bush speech in mid-sentence and teased an empty Trump stage, suggesting that even a vacant Trump lectern is more interesting than Bush talking. “He really lacks energy,” Trump told me.
The Bush campaign and its supporters are now taking the fight to the medium where Trump dominates: television. On August 16, Bush’s super-PAC, Right to Rise, announced it will be dropping $10 million in ads in early-primary states. And yet, this is likely to goad Trump into a counterattack. “If Trump starts doing TV spots, he’d be a huge problem,” says the fund-raiser. Trump told me he’s prepared to counter Bush’s ad buy with “whatever it takes.”
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Look.....All I know is, I worked my butt off to get Republicans elected so we would rule both the Senate & House.....we won both, but all McConnell and Boehner have done is boot lick Obama and his Democrat low life!!! I also voted for McCain & Romney....two other weak sister, turncoats that caved into Obama!! Me....I’m done with the Republican Party!!! Talk to me when McConnell & Boehner are fired from their “leadership” posts!!! Am not and will not vote for “any” Republican Establishment RINO!!!
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