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Jeb Bush to hire noted GOP base favorite Eric Cantor
RedState ^ | August 27, 2015 | Joe Cunningham

Posted on 08/28/2015 3:50:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Trying to get the GOP base on your side? Master stroke from Jeb! here.

Cantor was courted intensely by other candidates. Cantor retains a strong political network in Virginia, a key primary and swing state. And he has enviable connections among Jewish business leaders who can be key supporters and donors.

“This is a big deal for Eric, and a big deal for Jeb,” said a top Republican involved in the negotiations.

A Cantor source said: “They have known each other for a long time, speak regularly and have great mutual respect for one another. Eric believes he is the only candidate with a real long-term vision for the country who can also actually implement it – not just talk about it.”

Cantor is to introduce Bush on Thursday evening at a fundraiser in Richmond and then will appear with him Friday morning at a VFW post in Norfolk, for a town hall focused on veterans issues.

This makes a ton of sense in Bizarro!America, where Eric Cantor is a champion of conservative values and lost his Congressional seat to a man funded by the Establishment to get rid of his brand of conservatism.

Jeb Bush is only making his fight to appear outside of Washington enough to be electable and truly represent the base. With each passing day, however, his steps away from the conservative base add up. His is a name that is dynastic in nature, and he is doing nothing to avoid that. Instead, he’s actually embracing that dynastic, in-with-the-right-people campaign that has led the Republicans down a similar and offensive path before.

I have consistently argued that we could do a lot worse than Jeb Bush in 2016, but I’m starting to wonder how. If he cannot even take the necessary steps to even appear to include the base in his agenda, then there is no way anyone will trust his campaign when he says he is fighting for them. The same ones who are mad as hell already and diving behind Trump will only go for Trump harder, and anyone who was giving Bush the benefit of the doubt could soon be driven away as well.

Cantor does have a vast network at his disposal. Good for him for trying to make use of it. But, does Jeb really want to do battle with the angry base voters so soon?


TOPICS: Florida; Virginia; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bush; cantor; davebrat; election2016; ericcantor; florida; jebbush; joecunningham; redstate; virginia
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To: Leep
I read in another article Marco Scamnesty Rub(e)io was begging for a Cantor endorsement.

Marco will counter this move with a major endorsement of his own.. Chuck Schumer.

21 posted on 08/28/2015 5:17:40 PM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: nickcarraway

GOP base favorite? LOL. That’s news to me.

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Well, the piece is from “Jeb State”, and we know how dumb they are.


22 posted on 08/28/2015 5:17:54 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
I never could see how we could do worse than ¡Yeb! , he’s the most offensive Democrat in an R jersey ever.
He wants to give the Democrats a permanent majority, for Pete’s sake.

There is Lindsey Graham, and I have no idea who is backing Pataki. So yes we could do worse, but most of those never registered in the polls.

23 posted on 08/28/2015 5:32:40 PM PDT by Fraxinus (My opinion, worth what you paid.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

More nonsense from so-called RedState. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.


24 posted on 08/28/2015 5:32:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Jewbacca

A little bit here and there.


25 posted on 08/28/2015 5:35:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Cantor never raped any boys, I don’t see a comparison.


26 posted on 08/28/2015 5:55:05 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Impy

Nevermind what Cantor did to his constituents, but since El Jebbe is reaching back to the execrable RINO former Congressional “leaders”, why not pick Hastert to help him out in Illinois ? I’m sure it would help his image just as much as hiring Cantor.


27 posted on 08/28/2015 6:27:36 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Base favorite? What base is that?


28 posted on 08/28/2015 6:28:55 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

only redstate could ejaculate with such enthusiasm about a repudiated RINO teaming up with one who is about to be.

[btw, no point in trying to comment on redstate: they just delete all comments except the ones that tell them how wonderful that are.]


29 posted on 08/28/2015 7:20:15 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

¡Yeb! , he’s the most offensive Democrat in an R jersey ever.
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That means he’s tied with Kasich and Rubio!


30 posted on 08/28/2015 10:15:14 PM PDT by octex
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Jeb’s handlers are flailing about to find someone who can tell the “Jeb’s the most conservative guy out there” lie in the most convincing manner....


31 posted on 08/29/2015 3:24:04 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; stephenjohnbanker

Collect all the rotten eggs in one basket. Easier to dispose of.

In other news: http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2015/08/donald_trump_rips_cnn_illegals_john_kerry_backs_tom_brady

http://www.bostonherald.com/inside_track/the_inside_track/2015/08/new_england_stars_on_hand_for_ernie_boch_jr_s_trump_bash

I’m glad I bought my car at a Boch dealership.


32 posted on 08/29/2015 7:08:53 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Trying to get the GOP base on your side? Master stroke from Jeb! here.

That depends largely on what the meaning of "base" is.

33 posted on 08/29/2015 5:40:30 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Just what is the difference between a "centrist democrat" and a "moderate republican?")
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To: VRWCarea51

Are you serious .. Marco wants an endorsement from Schumer ..??

R O T F L M A O ..!!!!!!!


34 posted on 08/29/2015 5:41:26 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("The fields are white unto Harvest")
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To: catnipman

Agree .. and that’s why I don’t read their trash.


35 posted on 08/29/2015 5:43:42 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("The fields are white unto Harvest")
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To: The Final Harvest

Well he did court Amnesty boy Cantor for his endorsement. Don’t forget it was Chuckie that paraded around town with Rub(e)io when they were pushing the gang of 8 bill.


36 posted on 08/29/2015 6:30:38 PM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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Base favorite?

The RINO we had to primary out of office?
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37 posted on 08/29/2015 6:36:52 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Jewbacca

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“This makes a ton of sense in Bizarro!America, where Eric Cantor is a champion of conservative values and lost his Congressional seat to a man funded by the Establishment to get rid of his brand of conservatism.”


38 posted on 08/29/2015 6:42:50 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: VRWCarea51

Yeah, I remember .. and I always wondered if it was Cruz who set Rubio straight about Schumer just using Rubio.


39 posted on 08/30/2015 12:20:16 AM PDT by CyberAnt ("The fields are white unto Harvest")
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To: GOPsterinMA

” I’m glad I bought my car at a Boch dealership.”

I loved the old man’s TV ads in the 60’s & 70’s.


40 posted on 08/31/2015 8:20:53 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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