If the GOP nomination in the 2016 presidential race was a beauty contest, Jeb Bush would easily win a head-to-head matchup against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the former Florida governor said Thursday at a campaign stop.
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Current polls show Trump as the far-away leader in the New Hampshire primary, but it’s unclear whether that support will translate into votes.
Gallup Editor in Chief Frank Newport said, “Bush’s negative image could merely reflect his lack of momentum in the campaign, including disappointing reviews of his debate performance and his struggle to gain traction in voter preference polls”.
The Republican presidential candidate, who early on in his campaign referred to himself as a “joyful tortoise”, walked over to a 13-year-old boy here at a breakfast joint Wednesday and pulled out a tiny turtle figurine.
Likewise, Bush set high expectations for the economy, dismissing the “new normal” of 2 percent annual economic growth as the source of declining median incomes, a shrinking middle class, rising levels of poverty and increasing demands on government, all of which he said are “unacceptable”.
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush held dueling rallies on Friday in SC, separated by about 125 miles but joined by a common disdain for each other.
“My view on Trump, though, is a little different”, the former Florida governor said on the Simon Conway Show.
Hunt said she is not against the right to bear arms, but she believes in some common sense so people don’t have to go through what she has. “There are reasons why people are angry; I get that. I think it says something when people aren’t ashamed to talk about their family experiences with addiction”.
In late November, Trump seemed to mock a New York Times reporter, Serge Kovaleski, who is physically disabled.
“I want to be president to tear down the ceiling on people’s aspirations”. “That’s why I called him a jerk”.
Political consultant Stuart Stevens, who strategized for Republican nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, said going negative on Trump is exactly what Bush should have done from the start, instead of making the “terrible mistake” of also attacking establishment rivals. “I mean at what point do we say, ‘Enough of this?'” “Why not focus on (mental health issues)”, Bush said, adding that the NRA might even get behind such an effort.
“We have spent trillions of dollars on the ‘war on poverty, ‘ but there are now still more than 46 million Americans living in poverty”, he said in a statement laying out his plan.
“She went through hell, so did her mom, and so did I”, he said.
Emanuel said he’s “definitely” still leaning toward Trump, but “I also have a sentimental place in my voting heart for Jeb Bush as well”.
Bush did, however, warn that not every member of his family harbored at least some positive feelings for Trump.
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Still, he added, “Time will tell”.
