How likely will he be the next president?

2/15/2014 11:29:56 AM

as likely as you will be a coherent, worthwhile poster

2/15/2014 12:59:21 PM

i think i have a better shot of being the next prez

2/16/2014 12:36:26 AM

just a few cases of wink-wink nudge-nudge voter fraud away

2/16/2014 2:26:39 AM

Jeb is a smart guy, someone who has called out the extremists in his party and embraced compromise on issues like immigration and education. I wouldn't mind seeing him as President. But he'd never make it thru the primaries and his last name would prevent him from ever winning a general election.

2/17/2014 12:56:04 PM

Jeb Bush May Be GOP's Best Hope for President
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Tuesday, 04 Mar 2014 08:09 AM
By Melanie Batley

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All eyes are set on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to see whether he might throw his hat into the ring for the 2016 presidential campaign, a prospect many in the GOP believe could give the party its strongest rival to Hillary Clinton.

People close to the Republican say he is considering a bid more seriously than ever before, and believe his record and personality could be just the right combination to give him star appeal across the country, according to The Hill.

"I've never seen him so seriously considering a run for higher office," Slater Bayliss, a Florida GOP lobbyist and former Bush aide, told The Hill. "He's legitimately going through a very methodical, thoughtful process to come to a decision."

The Hill reports that many party strategists believe Bush could transform the electoral map, "turning blue states purple and purple states red."

On the other hand, the paper says, a third Bush in the White House could strike voters as too "dynastic," an obstacle that Bush has recently acknowledged.

Nevertheless, Bush appears capable of leading on the key issues expected to define the 2016 campaign, including immigration and education reform. His multicultural family could also be an asset; his wife is from Mexico, and he speaks Spanish fluently, two things that could help the GOP capture the crucial Latino vote, according to The Hill.

Meanwhile, polls are showing that other potential establishment front-runners, such as N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, have seen their star power fade to the possible benefit of Bush.

In the last few months, Bush has been careful to say he has decided whether to run. He has said he is deferring a decision until later in the year and would only consider running if he could do so "joyfully" and in an environment without much acrimony.

Allies are hoping he will make the decision in favor of jumping in, and do so soon, according to The Hill.


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3/4/2014 2:06:03 PM

Jeb Bush himself has stated that his name is tainted.

3/4/2014 2:52:48 PM

OK.

3/4/2014 3:09:05 PM

http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/05/08/george-p-bush-jeb-bush-presidential-race/

5/8/2014 9:55:32 PM

I feel like hillary would lose.

It's sad there's no true progressive politician ANYWHERE in the landscape. There are Republicans who are far right, all the way to the center to pick from, but there are only really milquetoast democrats.

I think Americans would respond well to a passionate politician, even if they didn't agree with everything he was saying.

5/8/2014 9:59:28 PM

The weak point for Hilary is her age. She will be 67 in 2016. If she becomes the president, the world's future will be put in hand of an old lady in her 70s.
No way I think.

5/8/2014 10:36:13 PM

what's worse... a PMSing woman with nuclear launch codes or a menopausal woman with nuclear launch codes?

5/8/2014 10:48:39 PM