Posted on 10/07/2015 12:47:38 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Jeb Bush is qualifying some recent criticism of fellow Floridian and GOP rival Marco Rubio. Last week the former Florida governor said that the young senator does not have the “skills to fix things” as president. What’s with the change of emphasis? As CNN’s Sara Murray reported Sunday, some donors to Bush’s campaign are not pleased with prospect the super PAC supporting Bush, Right to Rise, will aim its fire at Rubio. “They actually like Rubio,” Murray said of the Bush donors. “They think he could be a good second choice if Bush can’t get his poll numbers up, they do not want to seem him annihilated by super PAC spending. A number of them have told me they’re not sure what to do about it. ”That’s one possibility. Another is that Bush could be worried about contradicting his previous praise for Rubio as presidential material. In 2012, Bush told CBS News’s Charlie Rose that Rubio was his “favorite” pick for the vice presidential nomination. Asked if Bush believed his political protégé had had enough preparation to be “one heartbeat away from the presidency,” he said Rubio had. “I think so,” Bush said. “Look, he has more experience than Barack Obama had when he ran.”
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Once again watch Jeb do a barnyard shuffle after stepping in it.
OK Can the prez and the veep be from the same state? I know that was an issue with Bush/Cheney until Cheney convinced folks that he resided in Wyoming even though he had a home in Texas.
Proving Trumps point: the donors speak, and Yeb! jumps. Bought and paid for.
The RINO 2nd choice?
...like a puppet!
Well, Bush certainly is responsive to his 30,000 rich constituents. If he was running for president of the Chamber of Commerce, he would have a good shot at it. Too bad he equates what *they* want with what America wants and Americans need.
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