On the Democratic side, it’s a sure bet, barring a few unforeseen accident, that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States. First to make his intentions clear was billionaire real estate tycoon Donald Trump, who is noisily promoting his campaign.
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The U.S. presidential candidate and younger brother of former president George W. Bush, admitted he’d murder the infant that turned into the dictator. Not of Ben Carson, who has faced questions about details in his personal life story. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) castigating media and Washington elites for being disconnected from the economic impact of illegal immigration.
An upbeat Bush, also in Iowa, said he was pleased with his debate appearance as he made his way through a crowded corner of a Hy Vee grocery store in Johnston, pouring coffee at the store’s annual Veterans Day breakfast.
The cash-rich group aiding Jeb Bush’s White House run has filmed a provocative video casting his rival Marco Rubio as ultimately unelectable because of his hard-line stand against abortion.
This my friends tells you all you need to know about the caliber of people that former Governor Jeb Bush surrounds himself with.
A few of the 300 people crowded into the Jersey Grille to hear Mr. Rubio on the stump were looking for a family values candidate, a few wanted a strident fiscal conservative and yet others hoped for a get-tough military leader. His comments echoed an internal memo from his campaign last month that labeled Rubio a “risky bet” because of his lack of experience and questions over his use of a state GOP credit card. Mr. Kasich showed new aggressiveness, taking on both Mr. Trump and Mr. Carson with well-honed retorts.
Although Bush didn’t try to land any attack lines against Rubio in Tuesday night’s debate over missing Senate votes – as he attempted in the last event – he resumed such criticism on Wednesday during the town hall. “One student, carrying a campaign sign that read “#All in 4 Jeb” took a photo with Bush, then walked over and took a photo with the Wisconsin governor, while still holding up the Jeb sign.
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Bush’s tactic to go after Rubio may not be of his own making – but it is certainly a major shift from his stance towards Rubio three years ago, when he claimed Rubio had “the intellectual acumen and the fortitude to be a good president”.
