Posted on 01/19/2016 10:07:43 AM PST by jimbo123
eb Bush has embraced with gusto his role as the anti-Trump. The once-presumed Republican frontrunner, now often an afterthought, has more aggressively gone after The Donald in New Hampshire than any other candidate. Running on television here is a minute-long ad in which Bush explains that Trump is "a jerk" because he mocks people with disabilities.
His stump speech is basically a rebuttal of Trumpism. He opened his 21st visit to the Granite State by decrying "grandiose talk" and then trying to channel some of what Trump has tapped into. Speaking about his two terms as governor of Florida, he declared: "I disrupted the order... It was a story of disruption." Boasting about battling the teacher's union, he says: "Talk about political incorrectness!"
Wading into process, Bush makes the case to voters that Trump would never win a general election because he has alienated more than half the electorate, including women, Hispanics and ex-POWs. "If I'm the anti-Trump, I love that role," he says, "because that's who I am."
This assertiveness has won over some. When Lindsey Graham endorsed Bush last Friday, the South Carolina senator cited his willingness to challenge Trump's proposal to temporarily halt all Muslim immigration.
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No matter = Jebbie Bush
The Jeb Bush candidacy was defined when he said he would try to win the nomination without the base.
I don’t know how to break it to them, but Trump is just getting started.
It’s a low energy turtle.
| Love that billboard! But wait. Jeb has been very consistent. The polls have never meant anything at all. The turtle always beats the rabbit in a race. You can take that to the bank!... along with $100 million of advertising up in smoke! Even still, it will be sad to see Jeb Bush leave the race as I lamented in a prior post. |
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