Bush v. Trump: Behind the Vegas rumble: Bush has considered declaring he would not support [tr]

Politico ^ | December 16, 2015 | Alex Isenstadt and Shane Goldmacher

[Liz]

Donald did say Jeb was a nice guy...but that we don’t need nice for the job ahead.

[Patton@Bastogne]

[Salamander]

Trumpspeak for “Bless his heart”.

[stars & stripes forever]

It’s time for JEB BUSH to retire from politics.

[amnestynone]

I can’t criticize Yeb for that since I would vote for HIllary over him.

[datricker]

So they make up this story about Jeb ranting, to gain some traction but there are no reporters around to leak it to; therefore, the advisers have to talk about being surprised it did not leak.

Guess what nobody cares. Jeb has been such a terrible candidate on top of being a moron he is and will remain a non-factor.

[datricker]

I can’t criticize Yeb for that since I would vote for HIllary over him.

I told some left leaning friends that very thing when Trump entered in July and they were laughing. Not that I would vote hillary but that I would NOT vote ever for Jeb Bush.

How many more families does this Bushfamily get to destroy and have nothing to show for it? Happy Answer: 0

[COUNTrecount]

Focus group maestro Frank Luntz suggested Bush fell flat. "The crowd may be applauding, but my focus group is laughing at Jeb. 22 of 26 members said Donald Trump won that exchange," he tweeted at one point, adding that they used the words "weak," "desperate," and "whiny" to describe Bush. "It's over for him. Sorry," Luntz wrote

[Ancesthntr]

This election is about the elites vs. the people, and we know which side the Bush family (among many others) is on.

No, he won’t push that button, I agree with you about that and the reason why.

Unlike his father and brother, this Bush doesn’t have much dignity (not that I’ve seen). At least you could count on some class from them. Jeb needs to man up, leave the race for the good of the Party and the nation, and support whomever the nominee is - period!

[Ancesthntr]

That there is FUNNY!

[SES1066]

... if Trump were the nominee, Bush would not support him.

Do that and DIE to the rest of us! You are handing the next 4-8 years over to the Democrats! Given the state of the current world and having Hillary as President? Given that the Supreme Court will almost certainly have 2-3 replacements - this would be insanity!

HOWEVER, remember this source is POLITICO!!! Politico is not now or ever has been an unbiased source. The more pain they give to the right, the happier they are!

[Eddie01]

“I’m Batman”

That was it! lol

[HotHunt]

Exactly. Always consider the source. Everybody has an agenda and their reporting reflects that. No different with Politico. They will try to spin this that Bush won and he should be the nominee.

But to accomplish that, Yeb's got to get the votes and looking at all of the polls, he's not well liked by the electorate.

[kabar]

Jeb was killed by hubris and entitlement. For 20 out of the last 35 years, we have had a Bush as President or Vice President. The fact that Jeb believed we would support a third Bush for President speaks volumes about his delusion.

[Rebelbase]

I am imaging Jeb becoming obsessed with Trump to he point of psychosis. Ten years from now he will be babbling drool in a dark room stabbing pins into a trump voodoo doll.

[Defiant]

Jeb Chaffee? Jeb Specter? Jeb Jeffords?

Rush's idea that he run on a ticket with Hillary is looking more likely. We might as well have it out once and for all, the Uniparty vs. the People.

[GOPJ]

Jeb would be labeled a ‘Sore Loser’ taking the title away from Al Gore... He needs to rethink this one...

[Renkluaf]

The establishment expects conservatives to support establishment candidates but the opposite does not apply.

Does anyone really care what Jeb thinks?

[falcon99]

Jeb lost right from the start when he dissed the conservative base by telling them to go to hell, that he didn’t need them. Even if Jeb were able to get the nomination through GOPe manipulation, he would not have won the presidency as he would not have had the conservative base. Bush’s arrogance and whole attitude disqualifies him for me more than any “chaos” or bluster of Trump’s would disqualify him.