Posted on 03/30/2014 2:01:48 AM PDT by markomalley
A group of top Republican donors have reportedly begun an intense effort to draft former Florida governor Jeb Bush into the race for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.
A Washington Post report quotes one major donor as saying that the "vast majority" of the top 100 givers to 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney would back Bush in a nomination fight.
The report also claims that a hard press has begun to get Bush into the race because conservative leaders and longtime Republican operatives are concerned about the electoral viability of New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Christie's standing and poll numbers, both nationally and among Republicans, have been damaged by the ongoing investigation into whether he knew of access lane closures to the George Washington Bridge ordered by his staff as apparent political retaliation.
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Earlier this week, Bush met privately with casino magnate and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson and addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition's senior members at a dinner held Thursday at Adelson's company airport hangar. The Post, citing a donor in attendance at the dinner, reported that the crowd of about 60 guests applauded when one told Bush, "I hope you run for President in 2016."
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Martinez is a nanny statist green energy bunny hugger. No thanks.
I predict a Jeb Bush candidacy will crash and burn early on.
The Terria Schiavo, was a travesty.
Jeb Bush is a formidable candidate we should be concerned about.
The problem created by a rogue federal government will not be solved at the federal level. A president rino does nothing to solve our nation’s problems.
I hope the people are smart enough to ignore the party and find a champion to thwart the Progressive efforts. We need a champion that will transcend party as Reagan did, else we are soon to be a Constitutional Republic no more.
If you have to ask, then you are on the wrong forum.
If that ticket would work then there is no saving the Republic.
People need to get to know Prescott Bush.
They might not think so highly of the family.
Jeb is going to be a vote splitter or more accurately a donor splitter.
The donors think their money will buy BELIEF.
Sorry but a liberal republican is just another liberal.
Conservative is conservative.
Seems this is just another developer crony capitalist who has to problem with crony based capitalism.
But if he wins re-election big, then he would look even stronger.Wonder how much a gambler he is? From what he has done so far, probably a good one. Personally, he seems a kind of Cal Coolidge type. Far more to him than what shows. BTW, I have always wondered if Coolidge had some health problems? His father lived to be a very old man, but he didn’t. That would explain the apparent lack of energy, especially after his son died.
I like Cruz, but prefer Walker.
The Bushes are all liberal Republicans.
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