And this will gain votes for Bush exactly how? He’s in a no win situation. Don’t attack Trump in response to the baiting and look weak. Attack him and even if it damages the man little if any support lost would migrate his way. The only people who want Bush 3.0 are the remnant family loyalists and the Washington / Ivy League private club / old money Wall Street set. The voting base want nothing to do with him.
“And this will gain votes for Bush exactly how? He’s in a no win situation. “
I think the idea is to be able to stay in the race long enough for other guys polling in low single digits to drop out.
Bush & Rubio have basically the same support group. Some of Fiorina’s support would overlap with Bush so the idea may be to to be the best of the worst and gain by consolidation.
For that to work he has to at least slow the Trump express down a bit.Right now Trump/Carson/Cruz are totaling about 60% of the vote and very little or any of those vote would fall to Bush so he has to get the Trump/Carson/Cruz triumvirate to each be about 20% so that the 35% he hopes to gain through consolidation will be the winner.
Just my thoughts
Perhaps jebbie's plan-B is just scorched earth. He'd rather a 'Rat win if he can't.