Posted on 04/19/2015 4:17:25 PM PDT by jimbo123
In 2012, Mitt Romney was the out-of-touch establishment Republican who sparked a right-wing primary backlash. A New Hampshire GOP event this weekend suggests the storyline could play out again with Jeb Bush.
In New Hampshire this weekend, there was already the scent of it. Perhaps not overpowering yet, but unmistakable and very familiar.
"I'm sick and tired of mushy, wishy-washy conservatives," one attendee of a Republican gathering for potential presidential candidates in New Hampshire told The Boston Herald.
For good measure, she also made Saturday's headlines by suggesting that the still-awfully-far-away Republican presidential primary season would be a "coronation" because "it seems a little bit like the establishment is backing you as a candidate," according to The Hill newspaper.
The "you" here is not terribly hard to determine. No surprise, it's Jeb Bush. But rewind the electoral clock about four years, and the same comments were being mumbled about Mitt Romney.
Mr. Bush III is not yet in the presidential race, though he is apparently raising enough money to singlehandedly send Richard Branson to Jupiter, so there's not much mystery about his intentions. Unfortunately for him, there is also not much mystery about the fact that once he enters, he will inherit the Romneyian title of "Republican presidential front-runner for whom no Republican really wants to vote."
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Worse.
Worse.
Only if he gets the repub nomination.
“”I’m sick and tired of mushy, wishy-washy conservatives,”
Republicans are wishy-washy—not true conservatives.
Stay out da Bushes.
If repubs are going to run Jeb, someone please give us a third party candidate so we can go through the motions.
RINO stench smells like... defeat.
Yes, he’s Mitt without the dashing, bad boy, dangerous charm.
Absolutely worse.
The GOPe/RNC elitists have chosen our candidate for us, we will only be allowed he thinnest appearance of choice.
I might as well be an echo.
Worse.
Romney on steroids.
An election loser? Guaranteed...
Jeb is dumber than Romney but he thinks he’s smarter
Now if only Hillary would become the Democrats’ Ed Muskie of 2016. The only problem is, any alternative will be at least as far to the left as Hillary (but more likely even further).
No, he’s 2015’s Bob Dole...
I mean, 2016’s Bob Dole! Just as hard to get behind, regardless of the year...
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