Posted on 12/24/2020 9:49:22 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is weighing a bid for attorney general, as the Republican currently in the job, Ken Paxton, faces new criminal accusations.
Several campaign donors have asked Bush to consider running in 2022, senior political adviser Ash Wright said. The Republican has not made a decision.
"Commissioner Bush has always said he will 'keep all options open' and that remains his policy," Wright said in a statement. "Like many conservative leaders around the state, he is very concerned about these allegations regarding Paxton."
Bush's intentions were first reported on the conservative website Texas Scorecard.
If he does jump in, Bush will face a fight. Paxton is "absolutely planning on running again, is looking forward to winning a third term, and is never going to stop fighting for the people of Texas," his campaign spokesman, Ian Prior, said Monday.
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Bush, the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is the only member of the dynasty currently in elected office.
He won his first term as land commissioner in 2014 and was reelected in 2018, after beating back a challenge from a fellow Republican. Bush was one of the highest performing Republican statewide candidates that year, earning more votes than Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
As a statewide official, Bush has been outspoken in condemning hateful or racist rhetoric within the GOP.
His tenure at the General Land Office has been rocky, most notably facing criticism over his handling of the Alamo historic site. At the 2018 Texas Republican Convention, the delegates booed Bush and cried out "Remember the Alamo!" as he took the stage.
(Excerpt) Read more at texarkanagazette.com ...
Here is George P’s Twitter feed.
Where is his support asking people to vote for President Trump before the election?
I do see posts with George P sucking up to John Cornyn.
https://twitter.com/georgepbush
George P is a fraud.
Don’t vote for the globalist.
No more Bushes please...pure evil globalists... I will donate to his primary opponent...
You summed it up nicely. Way too much faith around here in elections and lawsuits. A lot of freepers believe in fairy tales.
“Several campaign donors have asked Bush to consider running in 2022”
“campaign donors”
how do you explain Trump being elected in 2016?
asking for a friend.
“campaign donors” = “Bush World”
somebody ran the numbers and George P is evidently “good for it”
the peons and peasants are being told here what the vote counters have already determined...
....that George P as AG is capable of helping the UniParty turn Texas Blue
George P’s numbers work, only if Cornyn, Abbott and Bush World are successfully in taking out Paxton BEFORE the primary.
The next Bushie quietly infiltrating GOP politics!
No more Bushes. For anything. Ever again.
He needs to go where his old man Jeb is living and teach him how to be a man instead of a deer in the headlights dweeb.........go away GP. I’ll never vote for another Bush.......
No more Kennedys
No More Bush’s
Enough already of their bull shit.
Bush is a very good name to have in Texas politics. Has been for awhile.
Honored by LULAC, badmouthed our INS to Mexican officials, supported ‘comprehensive immigration reform’ ...
Pass.
Bush will never get my vote. NEVER.
This looks like a job for Peter Cushing:
A Look Back At The Stalkerish Past Of The Bush Dynasty's Future Star
If Bush was the highest performing Republican candidate statewide last year we have found the problem. It’s the electorate.
Stay out the Bushes!
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