“That’s a hypothetical I reject out of hand that he is going to be the nominee”, Bush said to laughter and applause.
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The Republican donor compared Trump’s remarks and behavior to the rise of dictators like Hitler, Mussolini and Fidel Castro, who garnered support among groups of people who had lost faith in their political leaders.
“He’s welcome to visit Israel, but I think it’s better that he didn’t come because his visit here would have been marred by a loud dissenting voice coming from all sectors of the population, including me”, Zell said. They keep flogging him because, if only as a matter of pride, they’re sure he can make it to the top.
Who bought JebBush.com and redirected it to DonaldJTrump.com?
Out of the almost $44 million that Right to Rise has spent so far on ad buys, mailers and yard signs, $39 million has been directed to a limited liability company called Oath Strategies.
The total – which does not include any money the group has spent on staff, polling and other operating expenses since the end of June – is close to five times more than what any other candidate-aligned super PAC has reported spent this year, according to Federal Election Commission reports tallied by the Sunlight Foundation’s Influence Explorer. He’s trailed by Macro Rubio at 13.7 percent and Jeb Bush at 4.5 percent.
“If this is a war, then we should declare it as such”, Bush said.
Bush said he’s now reading the new biography about his dad by author Jon Meacham, and admitted that he’s finding out even more about his father. I would (get) about 50% of the way there. The White House hopeful, who was speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, cautioned against divisive political rhetoric while pushing for a stronger anti-Islamic State military response in Iraq and Syria, as well as expanded intelligence-gathering to fight radicalization both in the US and online.
Bush was also asked by the moderator what sort of party he would plan. Rubio’s age and lack of executive experience might weigh heavily on voters trying to decide between him and Jeb if Bush looks like he stands a chance of winning. Bush would have enemies in every corner of the party and would have inflicted unneeded damage on a bunch of the party’s rising stars (Rubio, Cruz) and most liked figures (Carson, Christie). Is Bush doomed because Christie is catching on or is Christie catching on because Bush seems doomed?
A Tuesday poll conducted by CNN in New Hampshire, one of the key primary state battlegrounds, put Kasich in a more favorable position.
All the while, some Republican officials worry the intense Trump focus is letting Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton escape serious scrutiny as she works to strengthen her case to general election voters in the 2016 contest.
Here’s the story of the whole campaign in two ads. “He’s not a serious man”, Bush said.
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Earlier this week, we published video footage – along with one memorable GIF – of Donald Trump dodging a bald eagle during his TIME cover shoot in August.
