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Bush's 'Jeb Can Fix It' tour appears to be changing few minds in New Hampshire
LA Times ^ | 11/6/15 | Noah Bierman

Posted on 11/08/2015 9:09:01 AM PST by jimbo123

As Jeb Bush attempted to reintroduce himself to presidential primary voters in New Hampshire this week, the former Florida governor had a problem: Many had already met him.

"There's a whole negative air about Jeb amongst the people I know," said Myrna Greene, a retired school secretary who chairs the New Boston Republican Committee.

Bush launched a "Jeb Can Fix It" tour intended to reboot his faltering presidential campaign in the crucial primary state after several missteps, notably a subpar debate performance. Bush has been to New Hampshire 17 times over the last two years, for a total of 30 days, according to P2016.org, which tracks candidates' visits.

However, interviews with local Republican committee chairmen and activists suggest the tour is not dramatically reshaping his reputation there, though some still give him a shot to turn his campaign around before voters head to the polls Feb. 9. But with an unusually wide field of charismatic candidates from which to choose, many voters have moved on to others.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush; elections; fail; gope; loser; sadkarlrove
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Jeb who?
1 posted on 11/08/2015 9:09:01 AM PST by jimbo123
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Tippy-toes was being interviewed this morning on ABC’s This Week.

Tippy-toes: I wake up each morning. I eat nails.

LOL

Most people just get their iron from multi-vitamins. I can visualize it now. Reagan had his jelly beans. Tippy-toes will have a box of 10-penny nails to chew during meetings.

Tippy-toes didn’t mention having a hammer, so we cannot be sure how the nails fit into the ‘Tippy-toes can fix it’ mode of his campaign.

Maybe Tippy-toes-chewer-of-nails will chow down on a box of nails at the next debate.


2 posted on 11/08/2015 9:16:03 AM PST by TomGuy
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Tippy-toes: I wake up each morning. I eat nails.

Finger nails. As he's looking over the latest polling.
3 posted on 11/08/2015 9:17:30 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: jimbo123

The “Jeb Can Beat a Dead Horse World Tour” continues...........


4 posted on 11/08/2015 9:17:54 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: TomGuy

Tippy Toes has the debate questions in advance from the Wall Street Journal and Fox Business Channel and he will still choke.


5 posted on 11/08/2015 9:18:21 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Inigo Montoya: “He’s dead. He can’t talk.”

Miracle Max: “Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead. There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there’s usually only one thing you can do.”


6 posted on 11/08/2015 9:18:54 AM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: jimbo123

That slogan sounds so ‘old timey’ and not in a good way. When I hear “Jeb Can Fix It”, I thinkm, first of Jeb Clampett, from the Beverly Hillbillies, or Ma and Pa Kettle.

I then think of Mr. Haney, a character on Green Acres, a shyster and snakeoil salesman who tricked the lead character, Oliver, into buying yet another lousy, broke down product that either collapsed or blew up.

Maybe Jeb should ask the BushTwins what they think of these approaches. The girls are not afraid to speak up.


7 posted on 11/08/2015 9:21:19 AM PST by lee martell
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Actually, I just had a thought, that “Jeb can fix it” means that he plans to fix the election.

But I don’t think he could do that any better than he can do anything else. What, Jeb fix an election, running against Hildabeast? A likely story.


8 posted on 11/08/2015 9:23:15 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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If he gets the nomination, he'll destroy the GOP, that's for sure!

9 posted on 11/08/2015 9:23:19 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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It's kind of sad to watch.

Politics aside, Jeb just looks and sounds so dated. Unhip. Out of touch.

For example, he seems so much older than Trump, who is 7 years his senior.

10 posted on 11/08/2015 9:23:25 AM PST by TontoKowalski (Satisfied Customer #291)
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Bush's 'Jeb Can Fix It' tour appears to be changing few minds in New Hampshire

Meanwhile Jeb's campaign managers are still trying to figure out what went wrong...


11 posted on 11/08/2015 9:23:44 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: lee martell
Great minds think alike. See my post #10.

Maybe Jeb should ask the BushTwins what they think of these approaches. The girls are not afraid to speak up.

I've read worse suggestions.

12 posted on 11/08/2015 9:25:20 AM PST by TontoKowalski (Satisfied Customer #291)
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To: jimbo123

Next restart jeb can sport some groucho marx glssas and a rubber cigar


13 posted on 11/08/2015 9:28:54 AM PST by BRL
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For example, he seems so much older than Trump, who is 7 years his senior.

Good observation. It sure seems that way

14 posted on 11/08/2015 9:31:05 AM PST by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: LostInBayport

Tippy-toes: I wake up each morning. I eat nails, finger nails.
LOL - Nailed it!


15 posted on 11/08/2015 9:36:28 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: jimbo123

Jim, just posted the “Jeb the Builder” pic on Hebbie’s FB page and found that you have and alter ego who definitely does NOT share your views on Little Hebbie!

https://www.facebook.com/jim.robinson.3572846?fref=ufi


16 posted on 11/08/2015 9:38:50 AM PST by vette6387
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To: lee martell

The British had a long-running program called “Jim’ll Fix It,” that was very popular while it ran. Jim was Jimmy Savile, who turned out to have been a notorious child molester, using his influence to gain access to his victims.


17 posted on 11/08/2015 9:47:12 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Sanders/Cruz in 2016!)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

England is still quaking from that scandal and the reverberations. Since his death in 2012, many people have come forward to claim victimhood. The list of alleged victims goes back to the 1950’s. In the end, much will remain inconclusive, as it will with Bill Cosby.


18 posted on 11/08/2015 9:52:34 AM PST by lee martell
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To: jimbo123

Somebody needs to ask Jeb!, “Mr. Bush, when was the last time you laughed out loud? Who was it about? You can use a schadenfreude type answer.”


19 posted on 11/08/2015 9:57:13 AM PST by lee martell
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“Jeb can fix it”

Sounds like a Borat spoof.


20 posted on 11/08/2015 10:02:28 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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