Posted on 11/02/2015 4:56:06 AM PST by bestintxas
Psychologists say there are five stages of loss and grief. I was wondering what stage Jeb Bush, given his rapidly declining campaign, happens to be in?
Stage 1: Denial and Isolation
This stage is about denying the reality of the situation. I think this stage has already come and gone. Jeb has been saying for months how well his campaign has been doing. He doesn't say that anymore.
Stage 2: Anger
As the masking effects of denial and isolation begin to wear, reality and its pain re-emerge. We are not ready. The intense emotion is deflected from our vulnerable core, redirected and expressed instead as anger. The anger may be aimed at inanimate objects, complete strangers, friends or...
Marco Rubio. Bush blames Marco Rubio for holding his own campaign back, since both are competing for the same base of support. Bush probably feels some jealousy that a younger, more handsome, more Hispanic candidate than himself is polling better than he is, and perhaps that explains why he lashed out at him during the last debate.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The next stage--switch parties and run as an actual democrat.
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