Super PAC backing Jeb Bush unlikely to hit $100 million by end of June

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

A super PAC backing former Florida governor Jeb Bush is likely to fall short of collecting $100 million by the end of this month, despite widespread expectations that the group would hit that record-breaking sum, according to people close to the operation.

The exact size of the war chest is closely held, but two individuals familiar with internal discussions believe the total that the Right to Rise super PAC will report in mid-July could be substantially lower than the nine figures that senior Republicans have anticipated.

That would be a major psychological blow for Bush’s operation, whose fundraising prowess has raised expectations about how much cash it has been amassing. Bush’s schedule for the past five months has been dominated by high-priced fundraisers for the super PAC, helping the group stockpile tens of millions.

Bush, once considered the GOP’s most formidable presidential contender, has revamped his campaign organization amid middling poll numbers and strong competition from other candidates. He is spending this week in Europe, bolstering his foreign policy bonafides, before officially announcing his campaign in Miami on Monday.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/super-pac-backing-jeb-bush-unlikely-to-hit-100-million-by-end-of-june/2015/06/09/f5f0d5a2-0ef1-11e5-a0dc-2b6f404ff5cf_story.html

[leftofcool]

1. Snotty Walker will be the GOP golden boy.

[davidpdx]

2. God I hope not

I don't think I could take him being in the news that much. I'd end up vomiting so much that there wouldn't be anything left of me (and I'm a pretty big guy).

[bemildred]

3. Another Bush failure.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. I hope this really does mean the Bush brand is toxic to the other party members.

Maybe enough people are getting sick of business as usual.

[d_legendary1]

5. Give it time

Corporations love hedging their bets.