Posted on 10/06/2015 10:12:12 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Even left-leaning news thinks Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida and struggling Republican candidate for president, ought to call it quits and go home. The Daily Beast, a daily news outlet not known for any pro-conservative bent, opined in its Tuesday pages the sluggish candidate who’s polling poorly on the national stage and in fourth place in New Hampshire, should drop out of the race. “Jeb, this isn’t working,” wrote Will Rahn. “You’re a bad candidate, and all you’re going to do now is damage the guy who can beat Trump. Is that what you want?” He went on: “Jeb, this just isn’t going to work. After all that money spent, you’re still sagging nationally and in fourth place in New Hampshire, a state you need to win. You’ve had nearly a year to make your case. It isn’t working. You should pack it in.” As Rahn pointed, “conventional wisdom” at the start of the campaign trail was Bush would only have to distance himself from his brother’s “catastrophic presidency” and show voters how his voice was different. “Now, in a fit of desperation, it looks like you’re about to draft him to stump for you,” he said. “Putting aside that George W. is still despised by a not-insignificant swath of the Republican electorate, how is that going to play in the general should you somehow win the nomination? You’re making the Democrats’ job easy, Jeb. They’ll be more than happy to attach you to his legacy and you’re doing that for them.” Rahn said the Democrats are banking on the lowest-ranking candidates, like Rand Paul and George Pataki, to drop out next. But Bush, for the sake of the party, ought to join that ship, he said.
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I'm ok with that. Who would he give is warchest to?
I have a question; what happens to a withdrawing candidate’s “War Chest?”
He doesn’t have to quit until he’s out of money. And he’s still got a decent fundraising Rolodex, enough to keep his campaign operational (treading water) assuming that as other candidates drop out their support will flow to him.
Yeah. I don’t despise W. either. I felt safer under his watch. I would take W. over the current occupant of the White House to lead our military ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!
He can donate it to other candidates or to charity. Or keep it and let it accrue interest until a future race.
Candidates can no longer pocket the money though.
Also can (theoretically) return the money to the donors.
“Only Trump can beat Trump at this point.
My 2 cents.”
I can see the Geriatric Old Plotters simply refusing to acknowledge the results, or ballot stuffing or any other kind of base, fraudulent, criminal kind of election fraud to deny Trump the primary or later on the general. I promise you they will try.
Wow you know you are a loser when the LIbs try an intervention on behalf of the GOP. LOL!
I agree that there is nobody now who can beat Trump. He just needs to systematically eliminate the others and he is doing it with a pretty good strategy so far.
Too bad Dub didn't protect uphold or defend the constitution by not speaking up about a KNOWN FOREIGNER on the DNC ticket in 08!
We all knew it. We spoke up. W and Dick have been mute! Silence is consent.
W had the "standing" and the ability to get the Indonesian deported and off the ballot before any of this treasonous travesty occurred!
Jebbie can’t quit until Barbara tells him the gig is up!
and as for that broad, well, just give her mike time and she will destroy herself.
I think you may be wrong about that so be careful what you wish for. I said before the first debate that if Carly got on the same stage with Trump she would peal off some of his lead. Not an endorsement just an observation.
Really? What is Carson saying now???
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Register all people who are “likely” to commit gun crimes and don’t allow them to own guns (not saying just who would be the decider). It was posted earlier today.
the media will hype anyone that they think can hurt Donald, but, he keeps rising in the polls and in the hearts of the people.
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