Posted on 08/22/2015 5:04:26 AM PDT by bestintxas
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has everything a presumptive frontrunner needs to secure the Republican nomination except the support of voters.
While his campaign was always expected to be haunted by the lingering legacy of his older brother, his campaign, up to this point, has been plagued by a more fundamental challenge. Bush has yet to offer a compelling reason why he should be President.
Bush’s fundraising has been prodigious and impressive. His campaign, and affiliated SuperPACs, have raised well over $100 million, eclipsing even Hillary Clinton’s war chest. He has gathered endorsements from scores of state and local elected officials. Recently, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 52% and Nevada Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) 52% endorsed Bush. More elected officials are no doubt waiting in the wings to endorse Bush.
As the scion of the most successful Republican political dynasty in history, Bush has institutional advantages out of reach of other candidates. Half of his donors were past supporters of his father and/or brother in their campaigns for President. Despite these, and nearly universal name ID, his campaign is struggling to connect with voters.
In the latest average of national polls, Bush earns just 10 percent support, less than half the amount of frontrunner Donald Trump. In mid-July, Bush led the Republican field with almost 18 percent, double his nearest rival.
In Iowa, Bush is in 7th place. In New Hampshire, which was expected to be the strongest of the early states for him, he is in 3rd. In South Carolina he is in second, but with almost one-third the support of the frontrunner. Interestingly, the South Carolina polls were taken before the first GOP debate, when the Trump boomlet gathered steam.
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Rubio’s soft underbelly is being exposed as well.
I have some suspicion that Marco may jump ship to ride the Democratic party all the way to its nomination. Will not be surprised as he is showing a lot of liberal tendencies and with Hillary’s decline and his Hispanic pedigree, the Dems will embrace him.
Why take an imposter when they have Julian Castro?
Only against pure communist is this guy conservative and what charisma???? As for intelligence, it is not being shown in the running this campaign where the base is sick to death of rinos. His brother was at least smart enough to run as a conservative.
Those family reunions at Kennebunkport will be stressful with everyone blaming W for losing the golden boy his life long promised election.
He really needs to try harder. If he fails, Neil and Marvin will never get a shot at the Presidency.
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