“As a supporter of Jeb continuing to run ads that harm him because they help voters to know who he is, I still stand by my conclusion. If Jeb drops out, the establishment will get behind qualifying Rubio for every primary and pumping dollars his way. I’m happy to see the clock run out on that pro-Amnesty traitor, and I’m happy to see the crossover votes split between Jeb, Christie, and Rubio for as long as possible.”
Yes I agree — in the interests of not seeing the GOPe consolidate its support around one candidate in the near future, I’m all for Jeb hanging around till March 15 or so. There is a slight risk that he will turn things around and actually contend for the nomination, but in my view, that risk is minimal.
Jeb is simply a horrible candidate that inspires virtually no one. He has a small base of support because of his last name and general respect some people have for the Bush family (my brother is among this crowd), but I can’t see him extending much beyond this base.
The nice thing is I think Jeb has too much pride, too competitive a spirit or feels too much of an obligation to stick it out that he’s not likely to fold anytime soon. It is smart strategy on the part of Cruz to encourage him to stay in.
There is zero chance of Yeb!!! dropping out now. He still has tens of millions in super-pac support money and millions in pre-bought TV adverts to come.
No hack politician has ever dropped out when he has millions left to burn through. Its the nature of the irresponsible beast. When they get elected things change to where they irresponsibly burn through your tax dollars.