Posted on 08/08/2015 11:25:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
ATLANTA Jeb Bush, who has fought the perception of conservatives that he is not one of them, journeyed into the lions den on Saturday. While he may not have converted every skeptic at the RedState Gathering, a conclave of anti-establishment Republicans, he persuaded more than a few to give him a second look.
After Mr. Bushs solid but largely unmemorable outing Thursday in the first Republican debate, where he was overshadowed by the pyrotechnics around him, he came across in Atlanta as having tamed his wonkiness, and as being confident in defending positions he knew were unpopular with many in the crowd.
I for one believe that, and Im going to stand on that, Mr. Bush said in detailing his immigration views, which are crosswise to those of many conservatives. He earned applause for that line, as he did throughout a 33-minute speech and question period in front of activists whose tastes run to more avowed conservatives like Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.
Mr. Bushs advisers said beforehand that they had accepted the invitation without high expectations....
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
WHO are those RedStaters?
I think a lot of the voters ARE retarded. Not sure about them being inbred or hillbillies.
Hey, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express recently, that’s got to count for something, right?
I think there are other “groups” that sit much farther left on that Bell curve who also vote, etc. etc.....
He doesn’t have it. And not supporting Trump is wise and what a real conservative does. Cruz all the way. No phony men with phony hair and phony conservatism.
RedState.com is owned by Salem Communications (Salem Media Group)
They also own Twitchy, which is also trashing Trump over the “Megyn’s on the rag” comments he never said
Hmm... Salem also owns Townhall and Hotair.
A little more here, at #40
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3322450/posts
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.