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Surprise: Jeb Bush skipping Iowa straw poll in August
Hot Air ^
| May 12, 2015
| Allahpundit
Posted on 05/12/2015 1:47:23 PM PDT by C19fan
Lotta buzz about this in the political Twittersphere this afternoon. I can’t figure out why.
The likely Republican presidential candidate will instead attend a competing event, the RedState Gathering in Atlanta, the day of the Iowa event, GOP sources in Iowa told The Des Moines Register Tuesday. A spokesman for Bush confirmed the report…
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; 2016strawpolls; bush; election2016; florida; iowa; jebbush; nomorebushes; nomorerinos; potus; rino
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The whole Iowa process is a joke. I didn't even know about this straw poll until the 2008 cycle. It is though perfect fodder for the 24 hour news stations looking for content during the summer.
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:47:23 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
This jerk isn’t even really interested in becoming the president. His only purpose here is to try to prevent a true conservative from becoming president.
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:49:35 PM PDT
by
jpl
("You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists." - Lt. General Michael Flynn)
To: C19fan
He can’t lose if he doesn’t play.
To: C19fan
Qué?
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:54:18 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: C19fan
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:54:53 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: C19fan
Wanna bet he won’t skip the Mexico straw poll?
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:54:57 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: C19fan
I agree, unless Ted Cruz wins it this year.
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:56:47 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: C19fan
From the article,
All you need to know about the bias of the author of this article, and it also should give you a hint of what the GOP-E think of Walker:
Via the Daily Caller, skip to 6:45 for Ann Coulter pushing aside all of this horse-race nonsense and urging Republicans to come to their senses by nominating a Romney/Walker ticket. What can I say? When she’s right, she’s right.
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:57:07 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: C19fan
Bushie why don’t you skip the whole entire thing! Just go away!
To: jpl
You may be right.
imho, Jeb B. is skipping Iowa because he is way down in Iowa polls.
To: jpl
Just like Juan McCain. Hillary has probably already promised him at least an ambassadorship to be designated loser. Maybe even a cabinet post.
Romney may have been a pathetic candidate, but at least he acted like he wanted to win.
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:59:01 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: SoConPubbie
I am not sure if you read Allahpundit at HotAir but he writes stuff like that to more troll and stir things up. It is an ongoing inside joke at HotAir that Allahpundit keeps pushing RINO candidates.
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posted on
05/12/2015 1:59:54 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: SoConPubbie
Not “coward”...
Just choosing the terrain where he will make a stand.
And Iowa ain’t it.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:06:59 PM PDT
by
alloysteel
(It isn't science, it's law. Rational thought does not apply.)
To: Vigilanteman
“Romney may have been a pathetic candidate, but at least he acted like he wanted to win.”
When was that? You have to fight to win which means take off your gloves and take a swing.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:07:26 PM PDT
by
Soul of the South
(Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
To: C19fan
They almost canceled this thing, IIRC.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:09:25 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!)
To: C19fan
Based on the general feeling of panic in Jeb’s recent comments, someone on his team knows he is in deep trouble.
Jeb however doesn’t even know if its day or night.
Jeb will loose badly in IA, NH and SC
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:09:42 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: alloysteel
Just choosing the terrain where he will make a stand.
Get back to me when he becomes an actual conservative.
He's running away from the fight because he knows he can't win.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:14:26 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Vigilanteman
Romney may have been a pathetic candidate, but at least he acted like he wanted to win.
Only when he was fighting an actual Republican.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:15:49 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Soul of the South
The first debate. Plus he hasn’t played kissy face to BO like the Bush family has done to the Clintons.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:16:25 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: C19fan
Fiorina, Perry, Walker, Jindal and Bush will be at the RedState Gathering. It’s likely that they will skip the Iowa Straw Poll held about the same time.
The Iowa (Ames) Straw Poll has been just a party until this year when the Iowa GOP has tried to make it serious. Kudos to RedState for keeping this goofy local Iowa event minor.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:20:53 PM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
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