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Jeb Bush for Veep?
National Journal ^ | 6/16/14 | Tom DeFrank

Posted on 06/18/2014 2:18:30 PM PDT by jimbo123

Speculation among Republican strategists is that Bush won’t run for president in 2016, but might be willing to be a strong conservative’s running mate.

Even before Eric Cantor’s seismic loss to a political novice backed by the tea party last week, many Republican elders had concluded that Jeb Bush, who really wants to become the third President Bush, won’t run in 2016.

The emerging consensus explains why some of these party mandarins have launched a new political boomlet touting the ex-Florida governor: Jeb for Veep.

At first the notion seems a little weird. While a reliable ideological conservative, Bush is a dreaded mainstream Republican. Worse yet for many on the Right, he’s a fervent booster of comprehensive immigration reform. That provokes apoplexy among many tea-party faithful and other GOP conservatives.

With Cantor’s defeat blamed in part on his apparent willingness to entertain a middle ground on immigration, Bush as second banana on a ticket headed by a more conservative Republican would seem to be a nonstarter.

Not so fast, some GOP heavy-hitters maintain.

“Jeb would be perfectly acceptable to the base if the nominee is a proven conservative,” said a prominent Republican consultant.

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KEYWORDS: amnesty; duplicate; jebbush; nomorebushes; yesterday
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21 posted on 06/18/2014 2:33:06 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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Jeb is conservative?


22 posted on 06/18/2014 2:34:44 PM PDT by expat2
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Oh I think the uniparty pukes get it just fine. They’re just trying to pull out a win. They’re playing for the long term.


23 posted on 06/18/2014 2:36:02 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Be a part of the American freedom migration: freestateproject.org)
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24 posted on 06/18/2014 2:37:15 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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If you mean to replace Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the HBO show, then sure (though he'd have to get in line after Joe Biden).

If you're talking about something else, I don't think so. The Republican advantage next time is going to be that they aren't the same old same old thing as usual. Nominate a Bush and you lose that.

25 posted on 06/18/2014 2:38:14 PM PDT by x
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Jebbie’s wife is 100% Mexican and he has such a soft spot for Mexicans that VP in Mexico is a good spot for him.

Let him convince Mexico they should provide amnesty for all the illegals coming over their southern border.


26 posted on 06/18/2014 2:38:14 PM PDT by Iron Munro (The Obamas' Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
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we do not need ‘kinder , gentler ‘ America again
we need tougher , harder , smarter , and damn dedicated to defeating the worldwide threat of radical islam


27 posted on 06/18/2014 2:44:21 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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Jeb Bush for VP on the dimrat ticket.
Other than that. No sir.


28 posted on 06/18/2014 2:45:07 PM PDT by Texas resident (The democrat party is now the CPUSA)
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Jeb is the media’s choice. They love a slam dunk win for the democrats.


29 posted on 06/18/2014 2:48:25 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Iron Munro

Jeb’s wife falsifies customs declarations and doesn’t like to pay customs duties, too

Bush Embarrassed By Wife’s Run-in With Customs (1999 Columba Bush Flashback)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3156717/posts


30 posted on 06/18/2014 2:49:49 PM PDT by jimbo123
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Speculation among Republican strategists is that Bush won’t run for president in 2016, but might be willing to be a strong conservative’s running mate.

Now why in the world would a strong Conservative want a weak democrat as his running mate?

31 posted on 06/18/2014 2:53:57 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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What the freakign hell is wrong with the GOP????

They’re like “How about Jeb Bush for President”

Us: “NO”

Them: “Well how about Jeb Bush?”

Us: “NO”

Them: “Jeb Bush?”

Us: “NO”

Them: “then maybe Jeb Bush?”

Us: “NO”

Them: “ok ok ok well what about Jeb Bush?”


32 posted on 06/18/2014 3:08:30 PM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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Just say NO............


33 posted on 06/18/2014 3:12:10 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (I am an American Not a Republican or a Democrat.)
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Not another Bush relative for at least a hundred years.


34 posted on 06/18/2014 3:14:58 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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The Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan three times. In 1924 they tried putting his brother Charles on the ticket as the VP candidate. It didn't help much--they won something like 29% of the popular vote (against Calvin Coolidge, with Robert Lafollette running as a third-party candidate).

Other than possibly helping to carry Florida, it's hard to see how Jeb could help. But with his surname he could probably lead people to vote against the ticket.

35 posted on 06/18/2014 3:21:00 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Fk No.

Not Pres

Not VP

No Cabinet position


36 posted on 06/18/2014 3:23:09 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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Jeb Bush for Veep?

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37 posted on 06/18/2014 3:27:47 PM PDT by Iron Munro (The Obamas' Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
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If Jeb becomes VP will another son of a Bush family friend, business partner, and campaign contributor try to assassinate the President?


38 posted on 06/18/2014 3:49:16 PM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto (The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
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I don’t want Jeb in Washington for the same reason I don’t want weasels in my henhouse.No good can come of it.


39 posted on 06/18/2014 3:49:57 PM PDT 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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Why Jeb for Veep? What constituency would he bring?

I’m more afraid of the more likely Deval Patrick for Veep—of the other team. Hillary/Deval — Woman + Black—that’s their dream team.


40 posted on 06/18/2014 4:25:15 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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