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Posted on 06/15/2015 2:24:11 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will launch his presidential campaign Monday in Miami. Much will happen to change the shape of the race between now and November 2016. But given what we know now, I predict that Bush will become the 45th president of the United States. Here are five reasons why:
1. Bush is seeking to grow the Republican Party.
Rather than trying to expand his support among conservative voters, Bush is trying to make inroads with moderate, swing voters. For example, when I've heard Bush talk about his education reforms in Florida, he doesn't just give conservative talking points about expanding families' freedom to choose the school that's best for them. He explains how successful the reforms have been in making Florida's Hispanic, black and low-income students outscore students in other states.
Bush is a true Big Tent Republican. He generally doesn't attack other Republicans, and when he attacks Democrats, he generally avoids the outraged tone that other GOP candidates employ. This will be an attractive feature to the growing share of voters who are fed up with the politics of perpetual outrage. Conservative voters likely won't like his moderate approach to immigration or his support for Common Core. But Bush isn't flip-flopping on those issues; instead, he is working to convince conservatives of his positions while taking his message to moderate voters.
2. He's already in the lead.
Bush leads the RealClearPolitics polling average (although Scott Walker and Marco Rubio are very close behind). His drive to attract moderate voters will expand his base of support. Few others are competing for the same voters, leaving Bush nowhere to go but up.
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Voter fraud at the republican fed. primarys WILL HAPPEN...
you know.................. like last time in 2012..
possibly in the last 3/4 primarys..
Governor Walker will be our nominee. Nobody else has the experience or results that he has and people are impressed as heck with him. A few on Free Republic want Cruz but I am beginning to wonder if he will even be part of the debates as he keeps losing support....5 percent in New Hampshire which is just one state but still.
I totally agree. Except for the alternatives. If presented with the same set of circumstances regarding Romney in 2012 and were given five reasons why Romney would be president,
you’d probably say the same thing. But again, I would consider the alternative of Obama and would close my eyes, hold my nose and pull the lever for Romney. Hillary will have me holding my nose for the GOP candidate as imperfect as they invariably will be.
Wrong party, though—Jebbie Baby.
I’d rather be a pup tent Republican than a circus tent Republican. I don’t need a Bush 45, I’d rather have a Cruz 45.
Unfortunately, I had work to do in the kitchen. Ah, well.
There are times that I can’t fathom what they support.
Bush won’t win. All of his points are wrong. Bush costs the party as many votes as he brings to it. If he’s ahead now (and he isn’t) it’s because of name recognition. The other Republicans and Hillary are maneuvering for position, while Jeb is painting himself into corners. And, yes, Jeb and the country have a major Bush problem.
You are ,I thought my head was going to explode this afternoon when I heard him babbling in Spanish. I hear enough of that crapola when I am forced to work in certain areas of Hartford. I don’t like the fact we are being turned into a third world Hellhole shoved in my face by a POS political turncoat who won’t lift a finger to stop it!
Voter fraud has been a problem forever, but it seems to have become more prevalent of late. It’s possible that my perception is inaccurate, but that’s how it appears to me.
8 of the people running I never heard of...
Good grief, not again.
BINGO!
“Of Mexico or Estado Unidos?”
Snort! :):)
Note to GOPe lurkers. I am a conservative. If Jeb gets nominated, I and thousands of other Conservatives vote 3rd party or not at all.
He’ll do it without my support.
I suspect some of them are one state wonders. Running to build
state recognition, etc. for some other endeavor. JMO
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Karl Rove is on Fox most every day, sometimes several times during the day. His group is a big behind the scenes supporter of Jeb with lots of money and hits on more conservative candidates. Do a FR keyword search on Karl Rove. Another big establishment moderate is Brit Hume, former Fox Washington Bureau Chief and also Dana Perino, former Bush press secretary.
I will not be one of those 5 reasons.
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