Posted on 06/15/2015 2:25:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Money isn’t everything, and it certainly isn’t the only thing in presidential campaigns. Still, as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush officially enters the 2016 presidential campaign today, there’s going to be a lot of talk about whether his super PAC can hit its $100 million fundraising “goal” by the end of the month. You should mostly ignore those stories; money matters, but Bush will clearly have plenty of cash. Pay more attention to whether GOP officials — governors, senators and House members, in particular — are backing Bush.
Late last week, Bush unveiled a raft of endorsements from Florida pols, including 11 of the 17 Republicans in the state’s U.S. House delegation. Normally, home-state endorsements are pro forma, but with a fellow Floridian, Sen. Marco Rubio, in the race, these endorsements are a bit more meaningful.
Bush now has more endorsements, 13, from current House members, governors and senators than anyone else in the 2016 Republican field. He’s also the only candidate besides Sen. Rand Paul to pick up at least two endorsements from members of Congress who are not from his home state.
The endorsement race echoes the polling (Bush leads national polls by a speck and New Hampshire polls by a bit, and is running in the second tier in Iowa): Bush is a weak front-runner.
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He’s not a weak frontrunner, he is a designated loser.
Ya think? If the GOP ends up nominating Bush, I will stay away from the voting booth for the first time in 40 years.
Go away, Jeb.
I feel that way about anyone in the race outside Cruz or Walker. I am tired of hoping for a miracle with the latest loser the GOPe trots out.
I’ll never vote for the man
Millions stay home because JEB is a weak loser who puts Mexican illegals above American workers...this is the Republican party today...sold out to globalists.
I will not support this ASSHAT.
YOU RINO’s who say he is better than Hillary offer no proof of that, and cannot provide proof.
Let the GOP go the way of the WHiGS and start a new second party that stands for Americans. Not this fat dumb BUSH trolling us.
Any candidate who is not a warrior for conservative principles deserves to get whipped. We don’t need a compromiser...this is war with liberalism.
Weak frontrunners often still get Republican nominations. Democrats raid the Republican primaries in key states, particularly Red Hampshire and IL, to present us with liberal nominees.
Maybe a non existent lead.
I would say considering he’s NOT the frontrunner.
>> Bush now has more endorsements, 13, from current House members, governors and senators than anyone else in the 2016 Republican field.
They only love him for his money, which they expect to get a chunk of.
The rest are wisely keeping their powder dry.
It’s early for any professional pol to be handing out endorsements, especially in such a crowded field.
And take common Core with you.
Yes. Cruz and Walker are my first choices too, in that order.
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