Posted on 02/16/2016 1:01:10 PM PST by maggief
The founder of the Tea Party of America has abandoned Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and thrown his support behind Jeb Bush in an effort to boost the establishment candidate's struggling bid for the nomination.
Ken Crow, who founded one of the first national tea party organizations in opposition to the policies of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, was an outspoken supporter of Mr. Trump this election cycle until he was repulsed by the billionaire businessman and reality TV star's volatile personality and crude antics on the stump.
"I was on the Trump train but enough is enough," Mr. Crow told The Washington Times, announcing his dizzying realignment from the rebellious Mr. Trump to the ultimate establishment figure of Mr. Bush, a former Florida governor.
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BUSH!!!
What a joke, how much did he get paid?
I would understand maybe Cruz, but frigging Bush!
Why switch to Bush, when so many better options are still available besides Trump is my only question.
He indeed will eat Crow.
He’s backing Bush? What in the Sam K. Hill?
Going from Trump to Bush merely shows that faulty judgement is this man’s personal cross to bear.
I can understand Cruz, who was a Tea Party darling. But Bush? What was he smoking before that happened?
Who ?
If you are an establishment guy it makes sense, but the Tea Party?
He must have gotten a bad ice cube in his single malt.
Further proof that the Tea Party lost its relevance....
Hey Ken, don’t let the blackmail work!
Neither Trump or Bush are anywhere close to “Tea Party” values.
Just a guess, but he's probably a DC insider who trademarked the name and bought some mailing lists, which he probably funded with Republican Super PAC money. That's called "optics" in the corrupt world of Washington DC political public relations.
Then this guy is not part of any TEA Party.
Nothing to do with his opinion of Trump, but to back BUSH???
Jeb is about as far away from the TEA party on issues as Hillary
Ken Crow was faking it for the $$$?
Tea party shmee party.
The tea party supahstars all sold out.
In this one person we have the story of what our conservative leaders have been doing to us for decades.
Bush??? WTH?
Jeb the mouse.
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