"Republicans like Jeb Bush."
Posted on 08/03/2015 10:06:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Republicans like Jeb Bush. And a lot really don’t like Donald Trump.
In fact, more than half find Trump a distraction from the primary process, not a serious candidate.
With the first Republican presidential debate coming up Thursday, a new McClatchy-Marist poll finds that a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents personally like Bush, saying they view him favorably rather than unfavorably. Large numbers also like Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee, far more than dislike them.
But nearly half dislike Trump, suggesting that the billionaire businessman who leads national Republican polls will have a hard time reaching those personally hostile voters and growing his constituency, while a host of others have room to surge.
The debate in Cleveland, the first of a monthly series, will feature the 10 Republicans, plus ties, atop an average of national polls. As many as seven other candidates will not qualify and instead can participate in a late afternoon forum.
The McClatchy-Marist poll dropped questions about voting choices in this survey, believing the debate criteria is a misuse of public polling data for a critical first debate. This survey instead measures how voters feel about the candidates for the Republican and Democratic nominations.
The favorable numbers illustrate whether a candidate starts with goodwill....
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I’m a voter, and I don’t like Bush. In fact, it seems that none on this forum do. SO, who the heck are they polling?
“In fact, more than half find Trump a distraction from the primary process”
I think they mean a distraction from the GOPe’s coronation of Jebsito.
The author is out of the McClatchy news staff in DC.
I don’t know who they are talking to. Jeb is a dud.
Boobio Rubio is a big fibber that his view on Amnesty changed, he just knows he can’t get the votes for making this country Hispanic overnight.
I don’t see either as likable like Huck, Carson, Kasich they are likable people even if their policies or experience isn’t quite to my taste.
What we are looking for is leaders, competent leaders.
yah, that’s why he’s leading in all those polls of Republicans.
ha!
(cockfighting is in many places south of the border and in the Caribbean and in Philippines and in south Asia also)
I guess its not much worse than how KFC treats them, you could say that at least the birds have a ‘fighting chance’ at a cockfight, eh?
I am going to bed now (before I get flamed for that sicko joke) ha !
happiness,
All ideology aside, Jeb and Hillary both have enormous amounts of money to spend on advertising. Advertising is the media’s very lifeblood. The media desperately wants Jeb and Hillary’s money. It’s amazing this almost incredible conflict of interest hasn’t been dealt with long before now.
“SO, who the heck are they polling?”
Thin air or gas from their ass
Just WHAT is there to like about an imbecile like Duh Bush? I think this “poll” smells to high heaven.
"Republicans like Jeb Bush."
“Have you seen a more ridiculous column since last week?”
Actually I have, the previous post from the “Delaware Gazette.” SLO is a college town so you have the same trailer trash impersonating reporters there too.
A majority of republican voters PERSONALLY like Jeb Bush??? I don’t even know the man. I couldn’t know if I would like him PERSONALLY. What a joke.
one would suppose like and dislike would show up in polls. alas.
The liberals are scared.
Very scared.
LMAO
I can smell Reince Priebus stench all over this.
Nobody likes Trump. That’s why he’s got double digit leads or a full twice the support as his nearest rival.
LOL.
Dang. Imagine what he could do if he was as popular as Bush.
Don’t like Bush.
Don’t like Rubio.
Don’t like Trump.
Of the three, I dislike Trump the least?
Media wants Jeb Bush as a headliner as more than likely Trump will then step in and be Perot 2.
Jeb Hillary and Trump are all putting in their money.
Probably will be a staged 3 way split to secure a DNC victory.
Some one is living on planet Wishful Thinkking
The article appears to want to create a narrative of a rerun of 1992. As I said Planet wishful thinking.
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