Jeb Bush shows signs of second wind ahead of New Hampshire primary

Tampa Bay Times ^ | 2/9/16 | Adam C. Smith and Alex Leary

[jimbo123]

Jeb Bush's stump speech started to take on a defensive, pleading tone in the days following his sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses last week.

I know I've been written off, I know the end is near, I know all that stuff," the onetime overwhelming favorite for the Republican presidential nomination told a couple of hundred people in a school cafeteria in Concord. "You know what gives me confidence? New Hampshire. ... I trust you all. I've shown my heart. I've shown the depth of knowledge."

Political reporters have been asking him about quitting the race and how his campaign failed so spectacularly.

[jimbo123]

[TornadoAlley3]

Second wind? A popcorn fart.

[PJBankard]

I have some good fart jokes, but I’ll hold on to them for now.

[PrairieLady2]

Is the article true? Let’s find out. Here’s a link to the NH primary results as those results come in.

http://www.wmur.com/politics/2016-full-new-hampshire-presidential-primary-election-results/37649066

I wonder if this link should have it’s own thread?

[goldstategop]

Jeb has to come in second to keep his candidacy alive.

Any lower and he is toast.

That said, even if he does pull it off today, he has no realistic path to the nomination. Period.

[cgbg]

The Black Box voting lady says Jeb has computer software “friends” in New Hampshire that can find him some votes—we will see.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

It’s like the political version of Weekend at Bernie’s (no pun intended). They are working so hard to keep Yeb! alive, politically speaking.

[PJBankard]

It should but it is still really early in the day.

[dowcaet]

Here we go. The media propping up one of the also-rans because they know Jeb can’t win in November!

[jimbo123]

[Buckeye McFrog]

That said, even if he does pull it off today, he has no realistic path to the nomination. Period.

I beg to differ. We could easily see Trump, Cruz and Rubio end up in a split decision with no clear winner. Then we'd go to a brokered convention. I fully believe the GOPe could emerge from a formerly smoke-filled back room and hand the trophy to Jeb. Because "it's his turn". They really ARE that stupid.

[Dr. Sivana]

Then we'd go to a brokered convention.

The voters in that convention would be the Cruz, Trump and Rubio delegates. The brokered convention isn't gonna do the trick this time around.

[VanDeKoik]

He will need to be part of that 2nd place bottleneck.

Until Super Tuesday, it’s all about positioning and defining the media narrative.

That is was Rubio was able to “surge” so fast after Iowa. Not by actual numbers, but by narrative.

[dandiegirl]

The Bush name on the final ballot is a sure loser because of the name alone. Give it up Jeb.

[exnavy]

Push polling?

[Lib-Lickers 2]

guy looks like what Trump said,, just sayin

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah, he had beans for lunch...

2nd wind

3rd wind

4th wind...

[robowombat]

‘Then we'd go to a brokered convention. I fully believe the GOPe could emerge from a formerly smoke-filled back room and hand the trophy to Jeb. Because “it's his turn”. They really ARE that stupid. ‘

Real potential for a walkout followed by Trump running as an independent and the results like in 1912 electing a lib democrat. This time it could also be the death knell of the GOP if the split continues and someone such as Trump keeps energizing it and calling on Repubs to jump ship and join the ‘new party’. This would be unique in American history. The Federalists and Whigs just collapsed and disappeared. This would be a real interparty war.

[Ray76]

Your exclamation point has been revoked, Jeb.

[dfwgator]

I fully believe the GOPe could emerge from a formerly smoke-filled back room and hand the trophy to Jeb.

If that happens, I'm voting for Hillary, I mean it.