Posted on 02/11/2016 1:32:01 PM PST by jimbo123
Mike Murphy, who runs Jeb Bush's super PAC, has a lousy record in getting presidents elected-which makes Bush's faltering campaign a very personal crusade.
"This campaign is not dead," Jeb Bush assured supporters Tuesday night as the results of the New Hampshire primary rolled in-a tentative diagnosis of political viability, perhaps, but hardly a ringing call to arms as the Republican presidential battlefield shifts to the Feb. 20 South Carolina primary.
Bush's wan declaration was especially poignant given that his Right to Rise Super PAC, for which the former Florida governor expended blood, sweat and tears to raise more than $100 million, has burned through well over half of its once-intimidating bankroll-almost $65 million in outlays as of Jan. 31-largely to hurt Bush's rivals among the professional politicians (Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Chris Christie and Ted Cruz) instead of waging a full-bore attack on neophyte frontrunner Donald Trump.
That, along with an additional $25 million as of Jan. 31 (certainly more, by now) spent by the Bush campaign proper, achieved 6th place in the Iowa caucuses with 2.8 percent of the vote, and 4th place in the New Hampshire primary with 11 percent-or less than a third of the victorious Trump's 35 percent landslide.
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'Tis but a flesh wound.
Brilliant!
Come on liberal, moderate, centrist Republicans, give more of your money to Bush.
Rotary Club engagements are the key to victory.
Thankfully, Bush will be out after he loses Florida primary...
As the former governor of Florida, he should walk away with it...
He might get third...
Cogent observation.
He should run on that platform. Perfect description of government.
If you want to win, why would you hire a consistent loser for your advisor?
Mike Murphy might be the more pathetic of the two, but Yeb! is giving him a run for it, with other people’s money.
Mike Murphy? There’s a name from the past. That guy has ruined a lot of his clients, IIRC.
Yeb and this pathetic man are birds of a feather.
Jeb should already have been packing his bags since his bus is bound back to Florida, there are still many used cars to sell down there.
Marco could make a living selling cars, but not Yeb!
It is a mistake to think that Mike Murphy tries to get his candidate elected. Mike Murphy, and much of the Political consultant class, have no concern for their candidate’s success. All they care about is the welfare... the gravy train. How much does Jeb have left to spend? That is exactly how much Mike Murphy is dedicated to Jeb.
I heard $60 million including PACs.
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