Jeb Bush's super PAC burning through money with little to show for it ($50 million wasted so far...)

Washington Post ^ | 12/9/15 | Matea Gold

[jimbo123]

The super PAC supporting Jeb Bush is racing through its massive war chest much faster than money is coming in, spending close to $50 million in a record blitz that has so far failed to lift the former Florida governor's sputtering presidential candidacy.

The group, Right to Rise, has already gone through nearly half of the $103 million it brought in during the first half of the year, records show. It raised only about $13 million in the five months that followed, according to a person familiar with the figure.

That leaves the super PAC with around $67 million heading into the first 2016 nominating contests. The sum still surpasses the resources of rival groups, but it is not clear whether Right to Rise's financial might - viewed earlier this year as Bush's distinct advantage - will be enough to help separate him from the pack.

[jimbo123]

Screwing GOP donors is my middle name!

[scooby321]

Clear Politics average 3.8

[Chgogal]

Mikey doesn't look particularly inspiring.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Jeb Bush's super PAC burning through money with little to show for it ($50 million wasted so far...)

I'd guess that Yeb would do much better give some chunks of that money to people rather than wasting it on advertising. Under no circumstances will I vote for the Amnesty SOB, but I WILL take a big chunk of his money.

[Diogenesis]

If Jeb had carried one glass of water to Terry Schiavo,
it would have cost NOTHING.

[vette6387]

Trump is proving that the right person can run for office and not be an organ grinder’s monkey for a bunch of fat cats.

[ModelBreaker]

I’m hoping they spend most of it tanking Bush. Money left over will be used to hurt conservatives, regardless who the last GOPE candidate standing is. This is super-pac money and not tied legally to a particular candidate.

[Zhang Fei]

The point of this PAC is to keep Mike Murphy in clover, not elect any particular candidate.

[VanDeKoik]

Not wasted.

It was well-spent keeping JeBush at 3% in the polls.

[DefeatCorruption]

What a pathetic waste of money, which could have helped so many others in less fortunate circumstances.

[spiderpig]

Any given hour on FoxNews on my TV here in SC has 2 or 3 of the same tired Jebcito commercials sponsored by Right to Rise PAC. They are so frequent and repetitive, I think they have passed over into counterproductive, turning off any possible gullible Yeb! voter.

Although this appears to not be coming out of Yeb’s pocket, I yearn for Springtime when our primary is done and Yebster fades away to “go do cool things”.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The super PAC supporting Jeb BushMike Murphy is racing through its massive war chest much faster than money is coming in, spending close to $50 million in a record blitz on first class air tickets, luxury hotel suites and six figure consulting fees to line his pocket and the pockets of his affiliates.

[jimbo123]

Don't forget the 15% advertising commission kickbacks from the media buys that don't have to be disclosed to the FEC.

[AU72]

JEB can fix it.

[rrrod]

There running those ads here in Florida too. Ive yet to meet anyone that will vote for Bush.