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Hillary Clinton has inevitability, but Jeb Bush has the Electoral College
The Hill ^ | 04/04/2015 | Eric Ham

Posted on 04/04/2015 5:21:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

As the 2016 presidential field slowly takes shape, the race — even with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announcing his candidacy — centers on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.). While neither has officially declared, both are working feverishly behind the scenes, building an infrastructure; testing policy platforms; and preparing for a grueling campaign season. By many outward appearances, Bush has moved more aggressively toward an announcement with the formation of the Right to Rise PAC and a bevy of policy speeches. Yet, given the potentially crowded field of Republican candidates, including current and former governors and U.S. senators, Bush has little margin for error.

Clinton, on the other hand, has no such concerns, the ongoing email controversy notwithstanding. Her name ID alone laps the field of would-be primary challengers. Only Vice President Biden, comes close to matching her in name recognition. Moreover, a compilation of polling data shows Clinton with a 48.6 percentage point lead over a field of potential primary challengers. Her inevitability — should she decide to run — is real. Based on early polling numbers, Clinton has the path of least resistance to the Democratic nomination. Yet a head-to-head battle with Bush could spell doom, as his advantage in the all-important Electoral College is unquestioned.

Bush still enjoys enormous popularity in his home state of Florida, a key battleground state. That enduring popularity, along with the infrastructure of recently reelected Republican Gov. Rick Scott, will give Bush a decided edge over Clinton. Other key battleground states that deserve attention include Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado. A recent Quinnipiac University poll has Clinton and Bush even in a hypothetical match-up in the Virginia.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; electoralcollege; electoralvote; electoralvotes; florida; hillary; hillaryclinton; jebbush; nationalpopularvote
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To: iowacornman
Who wants second hand gifts????


21 posted on 04/04/2015 5:40:05 PM PDT by caww
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22 posted on 04/04/2015 5:40:08 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: DugwayDuke

Given a choice between giant douche and turd sandwich, I leave it blank if there’s not a third option.


23 posted on 04/04/2015 5:42:22 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bogus headline all the way. Just more pushing of the two candidates the mainstream media have picked for themselves.

It’s extremely important to note that the MSM not only pushes candidates who reflect its ideology, it also pushes candidates who have the biggest war chests. Remember, a mountain of money goes to the media in advertising, and they want the tallest mountain possible.


24 posted on 04/04/2015 5:42:23 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: DugwayDuke
So given a choice between Hillary and Jeb?

So given a choice between Aids and Ebola, which would you choose?

25 posted on 04/04/2015 5:42:36 PM PDT by COBOL2Java ("God save America" - we are at the dawn of a new dark age)
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To: jonrick46

Hah!

They are both Tomato Andy German pilots with known psychological problems who should not be granted access to the nation’s cockpit at all.


26 posted on 04/04/2015 5:45:25 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: SeekAndFind
Even awful RINOs like the Bush family can sometimes do useful things.

Jeb's dimbulb older brother, for example, managed to appoint one decent SCOTUS justice - Alito. (And probably got half his lower court picks right).

HRC, by contrast, would almost certainly replace Scalia or Thomas or Kennedy with yet another hard-left America hater who will tip the court fully Left forever and pretty much formally end the USA.

Is that reason enough to vote for the Jeb the Jawless Amnesty Blob, should he win the primary?

Probably not for me, but I would understand how patriotic conservatives would hold their nose and do it.

27 posted on 04/04/2015 5:46:08 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just more PSYOPs from the libs.

I’ll be voting for Cruz.


28 posted on 04/04/2015 5:50:44 PM PDT by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Bush's advantage in the all-important Electoral College is unquestioned"

Well, it looks as if we'll be dealing with "hanging chads" one more time.

29 posted on 04/04/2015 5:50:53 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just waiting for Cruz to say during the primary debates: “Jeb, with opinions like yours, you should be debating Hillary!”


30 posted on 04/04/2015 5:51:09 PM PDT by struggle
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To: SeekAndFind
Hillary Clinton has inevitability

She had "inevitability" in 2008 also. Her minions were throwing that term around every chance they could.

31 posted on 04/04/2015 5:53:42 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: SeekAndFind
Hillary would have us on the rocks in mere days

with jeb it might take a few weeks




32 posted on 04/04/2015 5:58:58 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: SeekAndFind

Ya, Maybe Hillary will ask Jeb to be her Veep?


33 posted on 04/04/2015 5:58:59 PM PDT by G Larry (Obama Hates America, Israel, Capitalism, Freedom, and Christianity.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Someone’s gonna throw water on her and free the flying monkeys...


34 posted on 04/04/2015 5:58:59 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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To: SeekAndFind

tell Jeb and Hill that there will be no Bozos on this bus. Just retire, already.


35 posted on 04/04/2015 6:02:15 PM PDT by marsh2
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To: DJ Taylor

What “advantage” in the Electoral College for Jeb Bush?

FL (toss-up at best - maybe a slight edge since he was FL Gov, but for being a big state, big name politicians are few and far between so that isn’t saying much)

VA - No chance. He’ll underperform in the DC suburbs and won’t get the full backing of the rural SW. We’ve seen this play out over several cycles now.

MI - write-it off

PA - Write it off

NM, NV, IA, NH - Write them all off

CO - Maybe, but won’t matter with the other write-offs

OH - Lucas/Cuyahoga/Franklin combo will beat any RINO and some of those Dems that defected in the Southeast part of the state might go back.

So where was that Electoral College advantage again?

“Enormously” popular in Florida? Really? I live in FL and beg to differ.

If Ted Cruz runs at the top, he should take Rubio. That would ignore the traditional “balancing” of the ticket and use the idea Clinton did when he picked AlGore. A Cruz/Rubio ticket wins in a massive landslide. From the VP role, Rubio won’t have time to draft an amnesty plan so he should be okay for that spot.


36 posted on 04/04/2015 6:07:36 PM PDT by parksstp (Cruz it or lose it. Ahead with Ted. 2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is looking good. With a MAJOR MAKE OVER, Miss Hillary is going to come out looking like Betty Crocker mixed with Wonder Woman. She will be invited to the Orpha Show and KAZOOM. Shazoom. Hokey my pokey...she will have the MSM standing in ovation at her gorgeous curls.....


37 posted on 04/04/2015 6:10:20 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: SeekAndFind
Jeb Bush has the Electoral College

But not the nomination.

38 posted on 04/04/2015 6:14:36 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: MagUSNRET

That states it pretty well.


39 posted on 04/04/2015 6:14:54 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: SeekAndFind

Clinton-Bush, Bush-Clinton 2016
Because a baseball bat to the head is just not complete without a crowbar to the knee.


40 posted on 04/04/2015 6:19:32 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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