“Moderate” Jeb will get the 2016 nomination because the conservatives will split the vote at least 3 ways. Sucks, don’t it?
Moderate Jeb will get the 2016 nomination because he is the definition of an elite establishment republican who happens to come from a long line of elite establishment republicans. He is their royal standard bearer and he is one of them. If he runs, they will move heaven and earth to get him into office. They will manipulate every law they have rigged in their favor. Press every rule they control into effect to defeat anyone running against him. That includes Chris Krispy Creme Christie. This time they will actually run against democrats, their friends across the aisle, but if they win, they will govern like the socialist democrats they are.
It won’t matter if one or a hundred conservatives run against him. If only one conservative runs against him, they will make sure that person is buried. Both McCain and Romney were just place holders. They never expected them to win, never even wanted them to win, yet look how hard they fought against conservatives. Those two were just put into place until the elite/establishment felt the time was right for JEB! They will pull out all the stops and will be taking no prisoners in order to see JEB! nominated.
They will spend every dime they have to elect him and press every regulation they have put into place to ensure his victory. The only thing they can’t control and can’t buy is the vote of We the People. But we will be told JEB! is our candidate. We will be told he is the only one who can win. Yes, they will actually compete this time because JEB! is one of them. To increase their chances of winning, they may even make an attempt to heal the rift in the party by choosing Cruz, Palin or Rand Paul as VP candidate. But make no mistake, they have no intention of giving conservative beliefs anything more than a few minor and unimportant victories.
Yep, just like in 2008 and 2012. Ironically, conservatives will blame the ‘moderates’, without looking at the mirror. They expect the ‘moderate’ candidate to resign or not attacking their favorite conservative candidate(s).