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In reply to the discussion: Jeb? [View all]teach1st
(5,935 posts)12. Thanks for all of the comments, everybody
In addition to the above, it may be that less insane members of the Republican party realize that any candidate running in this cycle has to court the Tea Party and that it's clearly political suicide to hitch one's wagon to a team of crazed horses. Maybe that explains the current group of Republican candidates - they are throwaways, something to fill the space until 2016 (at the risk of severe damage to their party), which is when the Republican party will get more serious. Maybe by then Jeb will still be too toxic to put on the national stage.
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George H.W. Bush was born June 12, 1924 - He will be 88 years old next year :) n/t
Tx4obama
Dec 2011
#16
More likely Jeb repeats Poppy's VP role, running the show behind the scenes for Mitt the Twitt.
Hart2008
Dec 2011
#26
Any real chance this guy has will be destroyed by even simple DNC/independent ads.
HughBeaumont
Dec 2011
#27
The problems with Romney is that while his support is very wide it still is thin.
grantcart
Dec 2011
#35