Posted on 12/16/2014 10:33:53 AM PST by Bettyprob
Jeb Bush became the first big-name potential GOP presidential candidate to make a major 2016-related announcement Tuesday, announcing that he will "actively explore" a run.
Generally, this kind of announcement will be accompanied by an "exploratory committee" which is both legally and practically the same thing as launching a campaign, and is usually just an excuse to have two separate campaign announcements.
The former Florida governor isn't quite going that far; he says he will launch a new leadership PAC in January instead.
But make no mistake: Bush just sent a clear signal that he's very serious about running for president in 2016 (in case that wasn't already clear) and will very likely take the plunge. And his decision to announce this in December 2014 places the onus on all the other GOP candidates to get their ducks in a row in a hurry.
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I think it will be a wild west shootout.
Because in Dec 2012 it looked like no Republican could ever win again.
And due to the collapse of Baraq, now it does.
So anybody with a glimmer of hope is gonna try.
(The journ-0-lists somehow managed to keep Baraq afloat thru the 2012 election and the implosion started soon after)
No, what I have against Jeb Bush is his agenda on amnesty to illegals.
Elian Gonzalez didn’t get in.
Jeb also supports Commie Core
Terri Schiavo
” If we end up with any of these Leftwing RINOs, then we might as well give the White House to Hillary/Warren right now! “
What makes you think the GOPe wants to win?
Did they expect to win with McCain? With Romney? Think about it.
2016 is already irrelevant.
Makes no difference who runs or wins now.
Conservatives have been rendered irrelevant by the GOP and we now have a Roman Senate for Congress, under a Caesar.
History has repeated.
No thanks.
Well, that’s it.
In what way?
Well, hopefully, it will eliminate him. He’s not a bad person and was a good Florida governor - but he’s like all the Bushes, weak and conciliatory to the left.
If they don't get on with getting the gov't back under control, it will make no difference who they run for POTUS.
People in TX are so happy; they want a third Bush so much that they even elected a fourth Bush in 2014 to show their intent.
John Boner being the exception to that rule.He reaches a level of betrayal rarely achieved by Dems.
Since the GOPe has declared war on the conservatives, I won’t be voting for any of their candidates. I don’t care if they are running against Hitlery, Mooch Obama, or Fauxcahontas, the GOPe is America’s greatest threat.
Jeb jumps in...
Look at the meltdown our nation experienced in 2008, and tell me Bush was better than anyone else. He set the stage for Obama. Need I say more?
I will never vote for Jeb Bush.
Either we get a viable Conservative, or they can count my vote unattainable.
Really?
`Cause I'm having a hard time telling them apart, in general.
What have the Republicans done on Fast & Furious; Benghazi; Obamacare; the NSA's domestic espionage; the IRS's political targeting that has been at all effective? And before you contend that they were doing what they could, consider that the Republicans controlled the House of Representatives, and therefore could have refused to fund these.
No he’s not. Don’t you people get it by now?
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