Posted on 02/28/2015 1:30:50 PM PST by cotton1706
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland Perhaps in fear that he didnt have enough backers willing to show up on their own, Florida Gov. Jeb Bushs campaign organized to bus supporters to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to cheer during his appearance on stage and vote for him in the straw poll.
The New York Times Jonathan Martin writes that Bush brought people in from Washington, D.C.: Mr. Bushs supporters organized caravans of his Washington backers to attend his speech, and they cheered whenever anyone else booed, Martin wrote.
Those same bused in cheerers also will likely be expected by Bushs campaign to vote for him in the famed straw poll.
Betsy Woodruff at the liberal outlet Slate also obtained emails that prove Bushs team was busing in supporters from K Street.
Emails provided to Slate show that backers of the former Florida governor are busing supporters from downtown Washington D.C. to CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland, and organizing to get them day passes into the event, Woodruff wrote.
One person behind the effort to bus in Bush backers, Woodruff confirmed, was former George W. Bush advance man Fritz Brogan. A Bush insider confirmed to Slate that Bushs Right to Rise PAC is helping organize the transportation, Woodruff wrote.
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Attendees apparently haven’t been following Rand very much. He has come down on several sides of several issues. He seems to put out feelers to see what he stands for — at the time.
Thanks! Headline should be “Bush: single digit candidate!!”
With bussed in Bush supporters voting, I’m not giving too much sway to the results of the poll.
With bussed in Bush supporters voting, I’m not giving too much sway to the results of the poll.
Here's the top winners of the #CPACStrawPoll pic.twitter.com/q3yS8DyjvS— Lindsey Kolb (@lindsey_kolb) February 28, 2015
Say no to RINO's!
Well it worked because he came in last instead of not at all. :-)
Jeb is a pudgy little wuss who lacks the decency to spare this country the daunting prospect of having a royal-like dynasty. If he were a real man he would step aside for better men and women, or he would run as a Democrat.
That page called, " How to Play Everyday Liberals, Blacks and the Press for fools"... won't work on conservatives.
The problem for Bush - we're not liberal elites, or members of the press or blacks - and we're NOT going to be played for fools.
A Bush is a Bush is a Bush. I am DONE with the stinking Bushes. I could care less about any of them. If this slug gets the RINO nomination, I will skip over his name just like I did that bum from Taxsatussus. I simply jump them on the ballot and keep voting for the ones I agree with. There is NOTHING a Bush can say that would ever get me to vote for them. Look at GW. The guy has disappeared off the map. As if he had died. He never speaks out, he never offers suggestions or opinions. It’s the ole, ex presidents should not speak out about the current prez. BS. The dims have slaughter GW since he beat Algore. But not ole GW. He safely back on the ranch, riding his pony, slugging cold ones.
I knew it!
Bused in supporters. He does what a democrat would do.
Who paid for the bus fair?
fare.... need an edit button please : )
Rand does the same thing....straw polls are a measure of how good the candidate is at rigging the results!!!
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