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Behind the Jeb Bush Political Spending That Hasn't Paid Off
Wall Street Journal ^ | 1/26/16 | JEFF HORWITT

Posted on 01/26/2016 5:40:10 AM PST by jimbo123

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his super PAC, Right to Rise, have spent $58.8 million on the 2016 campaign, a recent analysis found. That's almost $2 million more than the combined total of the next three biggest spenders (and their super PACs and outside supporters): Marco Rubio ($32.6 million), Hillary Clinton ($12.8 million), and Bernie Sanders ($11.6 million). And what has this gotten the Bush campaign? Unfortunately for Mr. Bush, not all that much.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deportjebbush; designatedloser; mikemurphy; righttorise
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1 posted on 01/26/2016 5:40:10 AM PST by jimbo123
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Rubio spent more than Hillary? Another embarrassment.

The donors got played.

2 posted on 01/26/2016 5:47:25 AM PST by Helicondelta
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No dynasties.

That pretty well sums up my opposition to Jeb, even if he were the reincarnation of William F. Buckley himself.

In Jeb’s case, he’s a liberal, but that really wasn’t my concern.


3 posted on 01/26/2016 5:48:13 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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this is all about the ad consultants and such getting rich nothing more


4 posted on 01/26/2016 5:57:29 AM PST by jneesy (rough seas make skillful sailors)
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5 posted on 01/26/2016 5:58:11 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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Lowest spenders, TRUMP and CRUZ, highest in polls.

6 posted on 01/26/2016 5:58:34 AM PST by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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I know they are interested in spending all Jeb’s money.

If I were one of those donors, I’d be blowing a gasket about right now. I’d look for some kind of contract in the future that allows me to cut off access to the cash.


7 posted on 01/26/2016 6:01:03 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jimbo123

After putting up with Pinky Tuscadero, nobody in America was clamoring for Leather Tuscadero - but Happy Days added her anyway.


8 posted on 01/26/2016 6:03:32 AM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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Yep.


9 posted on 01/26/2016 6:05:56 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Edsel, a good analogy.


10 posted on 01/26/2016 6:06:14 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: jimbo123

Patton said it best,”Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.”


11 posted on 01/26/2016 6:07:59 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: dead

awful, awful reference
shame on you!


12 posted on 01/26/2016 6:08:09 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: 11th Commandment

Establishment
Christie 11.4 for 5%
Bush 58.8 for 5%
Kasich 10.8 for 3%
Rubio 32.6 for 13%

total $113.5 million for 26%

Anti-Establishment
trump 4 for 33%
Cruz 4.2 for 20%
carson 4.6 for 12%

total $12.8 million for 65%

Neutral
fiorina 1 for 3%
paul 0 for 3%
huckabee 0 for 1%

total $1 million for 7%


13 posted on 01/26/2016 6:19:36 AM PST by 4rcane
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Yeb! should go tippy-toe off to Florida and do all those cool things we’re keeping him from.

The Cheap Labor Express is really taking it in the shorts this time around, couldn’t happen to a nastier bunch of traitors.


14 posted on 01/26/2016 6:19:39 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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He probably would have been a better steward of the funds had they been Pesos. :0)


15 posted on 01/26/2016 6:21:30 AM PST by Gaffer
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Trump has really changed the paradigm here.

He has done more with Twitter and Instagram than all of the wealthiest RINOs with all of their checkbooks have been able to accomplish.

I suspect they have learned their lesson. Karl Rove will be working at Burger King next Spring.


16 posted on 01/26/2016 6:23:31 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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When you think of what that $100 Million could do for our vets!

The DC Uni-Party has got to go!


17 posted on 01/26/2016 6:48:04 AM PST by Redleg Duke (The Federal Government is nothing but a welfare program with a dress code!)
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To: MrB

Lol! I’m oddly proud of it.


18 posted on 01/26/2016 6:53:40 AM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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To: dead

So, “Pinky” is GW and “Leather” is Jeb?


19 posted on 01/26/2016 6:54:18 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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I love this image from the article:


20 posted on 01/26/2016 7:01:52 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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