Shock poll: Jeb Bush is choice of conservatives, Romney is establishment pick

washington examiner ^ | 12/25/2014 | Paul Bedard

[entropy12]

In a new poll of likely Republican primary voters nationwide by Zogby Analytics, 2012 GOP nominee Romney leads the pack with 14%, followed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (12%), Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (10%), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (8%), former Arkansas Governor and now Fox News Host Mike Huckabee (7%), Florida Senator Marco Rubio (7%), Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (5%), Rep. and former Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan (4%), Texas Governor Rick Perry (4%), Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (3%), Texas Senator Ted Cruz (3%), South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (2%), former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (1%), and both Ohio Senator Rob Portman and New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez tied at .3%.

[Jeff Chandler]

I think we should ship Jebbie to Mexico. It would be an act of love.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Jeb is a semi-conservative. We don’t want to exaggerate. It is just that I do not plan on supporting a semi-conservative. AND, in his case he has the wrong last name.

Sorry Jeb, but no dynasty families here.

Romney is a phony-baloney and there is no possible way I will vote for him.

My list of possibles on that list does not start until Huckabee. Some people around here hate Huckabee. I love him. But I could go with Cruz or Perry so far. I would have to research the others.

[manc]

friggin no way can this be real.

[ronnie raygun]

Which tells you they have no idea what a conservative is

[LongWayHome]

Lol, you forget Dole, McCain & Romney....we in heaps big trouble.

[Trueblackman]

More Bravo Sierra from Tokyo Rove since he knows that Romney would take enough states to deny Jeb the nomination in a 3 way race with Cruz.

[entropy12]

The article does NOT say party was united behind Reagan. What it claims is Reagan had many RINO opponents who divided the RINO voters.

[Rome2000]

Crack?

These honkies be tripping on Ayahuasca.

[manc]

Agree

[righttackle44]

1. Zogby poll. No biggie.

2. If it is Bush 2016, and the hard-headed Conservatives refuse to vote for him, then we can blame them for whatever happens next. (How did not voting for Romney work for the nation?)

[Maceman]

Doncha hate when that happens?

[LongWayHome]

People keep thinking things are going to get better....I suspect we are no where near the bottom yet.

[entropy12]

IMHO, only way a Cruz type candidate wins in 2016 is ONE conservative against 2 or more so called moderates (Mitt, Jeb & Chris)

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Let em debate and with all the others—the Doctor, the Newt, The Texan, and any others—the guy with the most fire in the belly—the best ideas—That’s whom I will vote for—AND NO DEMOCRATS SHOULD VOTE IN THE PRIMARY!

[entropy12]

Right on both counts.

[Tanniker Smith]

At this point, 12% and 14% mean nothing. But, hey, if you want to say that Jeb is the frontrunner, Go For It.
The frontrunner this early on will crash and burn long before the primaries end.

[manc]

Elitist beltway Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to have their open borders, homosexual marriage, drugs, and reach out to the Dems .

You would think that after the miserable last two elections the GOP would wake the hell up, but instead they just want to oust conservatives.

[Aliska]

Yes, can’t believe it’s accurate. I see what they are trying to do, they being liberal media and their cronies. Stick us with candidates they know can’t win.

[MeganC]

The GOP didn’t unit around Ronald Reagan until Obama was elected. Prior to that even I remember Republicans talking smack about him and I wasn’t even born when he was President!

[manc]

No Dems should be allowed to vote in our primaries.
All states require ID before voting.
Only republicans should be allowed at CPAC, run in our primaries. Not Dems, Not liberaltarians. They have their own platform, party, and primaries.