Jeb Bush Reaches Out to Donors After His GOP Debate Showing

Wall Street Journal ^ | 9/17/15 | BETH REINHARD

[jimbo123]

LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Jeb Bush headed to this early-voting state on Thursday, plugging the positive debate reviews that his campaign is using to tamp unease among donors about sagging poll numbers and surging rivals.

The former Florida governor is seeking to solidify his position as the Republican Party establishment’s pick in a presidential primary race so far dominated by political outsiders: Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson.

But in a sign of Mr. Bush’s struggle to catch fire with the Republican grass roots, he addressed a half-empty room Thursday afternoon at a community recreation center here.

[jimbo123]

But in a sign of Mr. Bush’s struggle to catch fire with the Republican grass roots, he addressed a half-empty room Thursday afternoon at a community recreation center here.

[madprof98]

I would bet he gets the nomination (and then loses to whatever Dem). We live in a plutocracy now—but it’s not even a Trump-style plutocracy. It’s more of a corporatocracy.

[timestax]

[Karl Spooner]

He really is just a little boy.

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[Paul R.]

Positive debate reviews? WSJ is getting beyond deluded...

[Paul R.]

Ya think Jeb should just give up on politics and try out for ballet?

[Graybeard58]

Tip toe through the tulips.

[Karl Spooner]

What level of maturity would you rate that? 3rd grade, 4th grade?

[dennisw]

I think his donors are are not going to be throwing good money after bad

[AFreeBird]

What a putz.

[faithhopecharity]

Jeb simply isn’t electable. Which is why they’re now pushing so hard for Carly. Definitely not their first choice but someone they figure will do most of what they want , methinks anyway. http://www.lovethispic.com/uploaded_images/thumbs/94098-Hump-Day-Camel-Meme.png

[Califreak]

Community recreation center makes me think of the buildings at the mobile home park or apartment community or civic center that people rent for birthday parties and wedding receptions.

[chris37]

Ooooh tip toe...

[factoryrat]

Maybe ¡JEB! should solicit donations at the local Western Union on a Friday afternoon. Plenty of mexicans there to show their support for el presidente.

[RitaOK]

What a putz.

[RitaOK]

Thank you, Chris. I would really like to hear Tip Toe Through the Tulips, again. Hilarious.

[RitaOK]

Jeb remains flat after the debate. He did a little better, but he has nowhere to go but “up”, since he can’t beat being a bore. I don’t think he can dig out of who he is, enough to gain ANY ground.

[AAABEST]

But in a sign of Mr. Bush’s struggle to catch fire with the Republican grass roots, he addressed a half-empty room Thursday afternoon at a community recreation center here.

[rolling_stone]

send him some love, mexican pesos....

[chris37]

It is a really unusual piece of music. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard anything else quite like it.

I also thought it was really creepy in that movie Insidious.