Posted on 10/17/2015 2:07:07 PM PDT by jimbo123
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s political stock has fallen sharply over the past few months. The debate now taking place among Republicans is whether that stock is undervalued or a fair reading of the current shape of his campaign.
The latest quarterly financial reports brought new questions for the candidate who began the campaign with assets none of his rivals could match. He raised barely more in the third quarter than he did in the second — even though his second-quarter fundraising amounted to just 16 days of activity. His average daily fundraising dropped sharply from one quarter to the next.
Bush advisers cry foul at some of the interpretation of his fundraising prowess. Yes, as the son and brother of former presidents, he is supposed to have a big network of potential givers. But, they argue, look at what Mitt Romney raised in the third quarter of 2011 when he, as the GOP front-runner, had the biggest fundraising network of any of the candidates. Romney raised less than a million dollars more than Bush did this time.
That’s one way to look at it, but pull back a bit and you can see the potential trap Bush’s team has set for itself. By this time four years ago, Romney had raised just over $34 million. That compares with Bush’s total of about $25 million to date. Romney then had almost $15 million in cash available. Bush has about $10 million.
Third-quarter fundraising is notoriously difficult for all candidates. The next quarter will provide another opportunity for comparison between Bush 2016 and Romney 2012. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Romney’s network produced another $24 million and ended the year with almost $20 million in cash available. Bush will have to step up his pace significantly if his team hopes
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When are these liberals and RINOs going to give up?
If Bush was a stock, I’d short it.
The more people see that jerk, the less they like him.
Bush’s problems started when he promised faithfully that he would not defend American citizenship and sovereignty.
And when he announced boldly that he didn’t want the support of conservatives. That might have had something to do with it.
I voted for Bush I and II, but will not vote for Bushie III. We’re just plain tired of the Jebster. He has no vision, no plan, no traction. Go Trump!
The problem with the Bush candidacy is twofold: (1) Very few want him as President; (2) Bush fails to realize and/or accept he is not wanted by a majority of the electorate.
Yeb “Joyful Tippy Toes Disruptor Turtle” Bush can spend all the money he wants, but it won’t change the fact that he’s a hereditary member of the lying, hypocritical, cringing, PC, GOPe, RINO, DC insider scum who practice hours a day in front of their mirrors pretending to be holier than thou, meanwhile selling out the workers of this country for hundreds of millions of dollars of campaign “contributions” from the rich and powerful oligarchs.
Whenever I see the Jebster “live”, I am torn between thinking he is mentally retarded, or he is on quaaludes.
Ask the six losers on the bottom of this poll?
The six losers, spent more than they took in during the third quarter, according to campaign finance reports filed on Thursday. The six are: Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, former New York Governor George Pataki, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.
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Best post of the thread! A+
I voted for all 3. I voted for Jeb when he was running for Governor. I makes me feel a bit dirty now that I voted for him but he wasn’t as insane back then as he is now.
He probably was but just did a good job hiding it. He is certainly not hiding it now.
Rove made the same tactical mistake with Jeb that Giuliani made. He thought that early money and name recognition meant Rudy/Jeb wouldn’t have to work hard in early states.
By Florida, the whole campaign went/will have gone in a different direction.
It’s a true measure of ‘undervalued’ Jeb when the Wash. Post is trying to create sympathy for him.
Probably some of each.
Being stuck at 5 or 6 percent with anywhere from three to six candidates ahead of you...not good. Probably fatal.
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