Jeb's frustration simmered in 2000

[DoYouEverWonder]

July 16, 2006

Some dramatic new details about Jeb Bush and the final weeks of the 2000 presidential election in Florida are coming out in the new book One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century, by Tom Hamburger and (former St. Petersburg Times reporter) Peter Wallsten.

It seems Gov. Bush was a lot more worried about Al Gore's Florida prospects than the Bush-Cheney campaign team in Austin, Texas, and became mighty frustrated that Karl Rove wasn't listening to him seriously enough and taking his advice on Florida strategy.

"Something's got to give," Jeb Bush said at one tense meeting in the governor's mansion with Bush-Cheney strategists, including Ken Mehlman and Chris Henick. "You guys are not listening."

From the book: "In the final week, Jeb took matters into his own hands, ordering the state Republican Party to commission its own poll using his campaign's Washington firm, Public Opinion Strategies. The new poll showed that Gore had pulled ahead by at least one percentage point. Even among white males the Texas governor was struggling. Sally Bradshaw, Jeb's chief of staff, took the results to her boss.

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/07/16/State/Jeb_s_frustration_sim.shtml

Nice to see Jeb was doing everything he could to deliver FL to his brother. Funny that Rove and Co didn't seem too worried? Obviously they knew the fix was in and hadn't let Jeb in on it yet.

[MoseyWalker]

1. if I have to hear the name bush again

after 2008, I won't be responsible for my actions.

Instead of saying fuck it, I now say bush it.

bastard children of a nazi fuck sympathizer.

Sorry if I went overboard in this response.

[aquart]

3. I thought the sentiment was remarkably understated.

But saying what we really think could get the internet shut down.

[MoseyWalker]

5. Don't you mean

the internet -s ?

[WhiteTara]

14. only if they go through a tube

and get clogged up and you don't get your internet for 2 days! :rofl:
Welcome to DU MoseyWalker :hi:

[Cha]

4. If I could stand to

say the "b" word I would say what you say..but I think I'll stick to "fuck it"!

I can't even stand to say bush when it's a plant.

[goforit]

7. Mark my word bush is and always be a four letter word and it ain't pretty.

[saigon68]

13. That's OK

I say worse about those corpse fuckers

[babylonsister]

2. Jeb's Public Opinion Strategies' site- -

http://www.pos.org/

Public Opinion Strategies
a national Republican political and public affairs research firm with its roots in political campaigns,...

Public Opinion Strategies is a national political and public affairs research firm. Founded in 1991, we have conducted more than two million interviews with voters and consumers in all fifty states and over a dozen foreign countries. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, our nationwide presence is achieved through strategically sited offices in California, and Colorado, with six Partners and five Vice Presidents leading research efforts.

About half of our research is dedicated to winning elections. Our political client base includes 17 U.S. Senators, ten Governors, fifty-one Members of Congress, and numerous state legislative caucuses. The other half of our work is involved in complex public policy battles, working with industry coalitions, government entities and private companies. This work extends to corporate image, community relations, and crisis management research for local companies, Fortune 500 corporations and industry associations throughout the country.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

6. I wonder whether he also made the modifications to ensure even more

minority voters were struck of the rolls during the final weeks of the campaign.

[MoseyWalker]

9. How many seemingly semiretarded people

will vote for the sob?

I am so happy to find a sane place to leave my written thoughts, and hope I'm not being too offensive in some way.

I have emotions and beliefs that scream at me, and I sometimes feel the need to put them on "paper".

Sorry for any offenses I may cause.

[Jackpine Radical]

12. Hey--Welcome to DU.

I've seen a couple of your posts around the board & I think you'll like it here.

[goforit]

8. I do think this man doesn't even want to carry his own name!

[Benhurst]

10. Poor Jeb. They must not tell him anything. I'll bet he even

got heartburn waiting for the rigged 2004 election returns from Ohio. Poor baby!

[samsingh]

11. the supreme court had probably already been bought

why worry?

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. Why doesn't Bush act like the Decider

and fucking call up Kofi Annan himself?

[kskiska]

16. But…but…Jeb RECUSED HIMSELF during the recount…

He wasn't involved at all…was he? :sarcasm: