At 3% in the polls, Jeb Bush in free-fall

[brooklynite]

CNN:

Jeb Bush has tried everything.

His campaign allies have blanketed the airwaves with almost $30 million in ads. Aiming to shake the "low-energy" tag and prove his toughness, Bush hit Donald Trump as a carnival barker unfit for the serious job of being President. He attacked Sen. Marco Rubio, suggesting his former protégé was a dilettante in a hurry. He cut staff, hired a debate coach, and pledged that "Jeb Can Fix It."

Bush is now polling at 3% -- and dropping.

The 3% figure puts Bush in sixth place in the national GOP race, according to the CNN/ORC poll released Friday morning. It's the latest insult and disappointment for Bush, a son and brother of presidents, the conservative former two-term governor of Florida and the man who started the race as the unquestioned establishment favorite.

[LakeVermilion]

1. This is the silver lining to Trump

Sadly, the next generation of Bush is not far behind.

[tanyev]

7. Yeah, and he's already carrying on the family tradition. :(

Local DRT chapter: George P. Bush overreaches in role as land commissioner

http://www.democraticunderground.com/107829731

[Frustratedlady]

2. He wanted to go home a long time ago.

He's like the little boy whose mother forced him to take piano lessons and all he wants to do is play in the sand pile.

He's staying to please Daddy. If Daddy were dead, he wouldn't even be running.

[KittyWampus]

13. Very insightful post. I actually think you may be right.

[HughBeaumont]

3. Not an "if", but a "when".

America once and for all had to say "NO" to more Bushes. The last one caused this country unprecedented domestic and international damage that's going to take a few decades and every correct move to fully repair.

In addition, he's simply not that bright a campaigner. His tone-deafness and stupid insights are cringeworthy.

[callous taoboy]

10. I was going to say, the stench of Bush the Dim is still strong.

Even the MEpublicans can't take it any more.

[HughBeaumont]

15. Heh heh . . .

. . . it's why I say that Der Failure Fuhrer was the greatest thing to happen to both the Democratic AND Libertarian Parties, as each probably swelled with membership and adherents.

[callous taoboy]

19. Sure was hell to live through, though.

I live in a bright red town, and it was a bush love-fest at every turn. I thought the world had gone mad.

[Vinca]

4. The "mainstream" GOP is delusional if they think JEB! is suddenly going to rocket to the top.

It's going to be Trump and the party can only blame themselves. It was years in the making, but a bona fide nut has finally made it to the top of the dung pile.

[KittyWampus]

14. Can't imagine it'll be Trump. Too much dirt on him I am sure of that.

[groundloop]

20. and when he makes claims about 'running a business' the words MULTIPLE BANKRUPTCIES will resonate

[notadmblnd]

5. No one wants another bush

[patricia92243]

6. As long as his campaign has money, he will not drop out - no matter how low

he goes in the polls. Since he started out with a huge war-chest, I expect he will still be in the race for a long time.

I just wonder if he will be allowed to be on the main debate stage. Any other candidate would not be allowed to debate with such low poll numbers, but he is their fair-haired boy with two presidents as family.

[n2doc]

8. People are tired of Dynasties n/t

[Generic Other]

9. The Bush family has secrets to protect in the government

That is the only reason he is running.

[napkinz]

11. ...

[Frank Cannon]

12. 3 percent is on par with chlamydia and the DMV

And it's still too high, in my opinion.

I am still outraged that the Republican powers-that-be thought that this nation would ever accept another member of the Bush family going anywhere near the White House, now or ever. That family is just going to have to lend themselves to more honest pursuits like prostitution and the cocaine trade.

[FSogol]

16. Haw-haw.

[whatthehey]

17. My prognostications are proving legendary

for being bad that is.

My first bet for the Rep nomination was Scott Walker, since he had amazingly been able to either hide or make palatable his nutbaggery in a blue-purple state and garner big money backers.

I then thought Paul Ryan would do the white knight thing, before his speaker stance became clear, and unify establishment and fascist fringes. Nope and clear now it wouldn't have worked anyway since the fringe are already painting him as a rino even in the #3 spot.

Then I thought that pedigree and at least apparent sanity would eventually cause a coalescing around Jeb. Technically still possible, but so is a Green Party victory.


I've been in the camp the whole time that thought Trump's support maxed early as he already had the xenophobes and low info authoritarians and would not get either theocrats or dovtrinaire conservatives (how the hell could/can he?!). That is starting to look less and less secure too.


At this point, I give up. I'll find out in March or April I guess.

[Stuart G]

18. No one knows...it could.(note the word "could) go to the convention

Who knows ?..not me, not thee, ???

[WI_DEM]

21. the ? is will he allow himself to be humiliated by going forward

in Iowa, NH and SC in hopes that he will miraculously do better than the polls indicate or will he decide (or his money men decide) that he should bow out before any votes are actually cast?

[Herman4747]

22. When he drops out...

...will he endorse anyone?
Perhaps Carson. He hates Trump & Rubio.