A feistier Jeb Bush fights for a comeback in New Hampshire, one voter at a time

Washington Post ^ | 12/19/15 | Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker

[jimbo123]

If you want to understand why former Florida governor Jeb Bush has fallen so far in the polls - and why he should not yet be counted out in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination - it helps to talk to Mark Donlevie.

A recent retiree who lives in nearby Stratham, N.H., Donlevie was among about 200 people who showed up to hear Bush at a town hall here Saturday. He had been an early supporter of Bush but lost his confidence as he watched Bush stumble through the fall. Donlevie was particularly disappointed with the listless candidate he had seen during the early round of debates.

But the candidate he saw in Exeter was more aggressive and engaged than the "low-energy" Bush that frontrunner Donald Trump so often maligns. Bush has also taken to attacking Trump far more directly than the other Republicans.

[Theodore R.]

Remember, though people like this Mr. Donlevie are all over Red Hampshire.

[onyx]

At this point, anyone in NH still considering Bush, has to be rock solid dumb.

[Walrus]

So, that bastion of conservative thought, The Washington Post, touts a “fiestier Jeb Bush”, eh?

Any question whatsoever who we should NOT nominate as our candidate?

[jimbo123]

.@JebBush was terrible on Face The Nation today. Being at 2% and falling seems to have totally affected his confidence. A basket case!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2015

[uglybiker]

‘One voter at a time...’

Because that’s all that show up. And that one only came for the free sammiches.

[maggief]

Matea Gold (WaPo) @mateagold Dec 15 Source sends pic of scene at Jeb Miami debate-watching party:

[COBOL2Java]

Male Jeb volunteer in the back: "Where'd you get these losers?!"

Female volunteer: "Hey! I was pressed for time, OK? I went to the local library! I promised them all Chik-Fil-A!"

Male: "WHAT???! Do we have enough in the budget for that???"

[TexasCajun]

The one voter, one nap strategy.

[Covenantor]

"You said there would be pudding Jeb!"

Where's our pudding?

[TornadoAlley3]

One voter at a time goes to his speeches.

[pallis]

So I hear Jeb has picked up three voters, one at a time.

[exit82]

The guy in the green jacket and blue hat looks pissed, like he thought he was being taken to a Trump rally and it turned out to be a Jeb rally.

[exit82]

Trump is a big jerk, and, ah, ah, he's, ah, he's a jerk, too.

Jeb, you cannot insult your way to the Presidency.

Yuge crowd--60 people?

[CPT Clay]

Omg, he must be stopped