Posted on 11/30/2015 7:56:43 AM PST by markomalley
According to a report from Buzzfeed, Jeb Bush supporters and advisors have been "trying to smear" GOP rival Marco Rubio, spreading unsubstantiated rumors that the young Florida Senator had engaged in an extramarital affair.
Buzzfeed's McKay Coppins reports that the Bush campaign first began becoming concerned about Rubio's ascent after he successfully charmed a series of high profile donors. In response, they launched "Homeland Security," a secret effort to discredit Rubio in the eyes of powerful donors and media figures. Rubio's team believed two high profile Bush supporters ran the campaign, including CNN analyst and self-professed Rubio advisor Ana Navarra.
One media figure who the Bush campaign reportedly tried to sell on the infidelity rumors was MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. But he told Coppins he wasn't convinced: "Everybody who runs against him says he has girlfriends, or financial problems. They throw a lot of shit at the wall. It's the same thing from the Jeb Bush camp. They keep telling me, 'Oh, we've got the thing that's going to take him down.'"
The rumors allegedly became so rampant, Rubio's campaign reportedly spent tens of thousands of dollars hiring private detectives and auditors to try to turn up any evidence that the affairs occurred. Coppins reports that the investigators "determined that they lacked concrete evidence, which was enough to give Rubio's advisers peace of mind."
What about rumors that have been circulating that young Jebbie had carnal knowledge with a Pinata.
What about THAT, HUH?
We are done with the political soap opera the media runs to provide cover for their establishment friends.
Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
Jeb is the worst kind of slimy RINO.
He pretends to be a nice guy, while being a complete ass behind the scenes. Romney did the same thing.
Not that I care what happens to Rubio, mind you.
all network/cable news is for the 65+ age group. Those people tend not to use internet in any form. (not that some do not)
It is akin to “republicans will end social security” memes
Yeb is clawing and scraping for that last slot in the wild card race, eheheheh. Not even the corrupted GOPee refs can help him get there now.
Hey Jeb. This is what paying $100 million to Mike Murphy gets you.
Uniparty shill versus uniparty shill.
Me too. Rubio is such scum, that I hope Jeb hangs it on him. LOL
Yup, if GOPe would fight as hard against Democrats as they do fellow Republicans, they might be in power....
Are they trying to make Rubio a stronger candidate? He’s pro-Amnesty and favors bigger government. It Rubio’s a sleaze too, then the democrats won’t be able to resist him.
lol
too funny!
RINO’s eating their own!
As somebody who thoroughly detests John McCain's policies, I was still disgusted by the meme of "McCain the Manchurian Candidate" and "McCain the traitor" that was spread by Team Bush in the 2000 Republican primaries. Nobody questioned or attacked McCain's military record as less than honorable until he had the "gall" to run against the Bush heir apparent.
Similarly, I have little use for Gang of 8 Rubio as a politician, but isn't it strange that we're just hearing about his personal life at the moment he passed another Bush heir in the polls.
People dismissed Ross Perot as a crank for claiming that the Bush political machine was threatening him and his family. Given the way they operate, I'm not sure he was such a crank after all.
Bush is so bad at this that his attacks make his opponent stronger.
The rumors of Marco and the healthcare lobbyist long predate this campaign...
How joyful!
If Martin O’Malley gets any traction in the Dhimmicrap race, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he winds up having to defend himself on old rumors of an affair.
ALL the networks and NPR are now in complete Trump blackout mode.
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That’s patently absurd.
I saw Trump swinging his arms about like a disabled guy all weekend long.
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