Jeb Bush makes it official

[SDHornet]

If he wins the nomination then the Republican Party will have dug its' own grave.

Disagree. If he can gain enough ground with Hispanics I can see him beating Hilary.

He'll need a true member of Team Brown on the ticket to accomplish this...simply marrying one of our members isn't enough.

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

If he wins the nomination then the Republican Party will have dug its' own grave.

Disagree. If he can gain enough ground with Hispanics I can see him beating Hilary.

Listening to a Hilary speech tonight, she's so fucking patronizing I don't think she'll get near the chick vote that some think.

Women tend to hate other women.

Only when they are hot, most feel sorry for Hillary.

[SDHornet]

Disagree. If he can gain enough ground with Hispanics I can see him beating Hilary.

Listening to a Hilary speech tonight, she's so fucking patronizing I don't think she'll get near the chick vote that some think.

Women tend to hate other women.

Only when they are hot, most feel sorry for Hillary.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Women are stupid, they will vote for a vagina in the office before any man. Period

A vagina in the office is all they care about. Not murder, not Bengazi, not Vince Foster, not Whitewater, not sex scandals, not illegal email servers its only about the Va Jay Jay in the Oval Office.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Women are stupid, they will vote for a vagina in the office before any man. Period

A vagina in the office is all they care about. Not murder, not Bengazi, not Vince Foster, not Whitewater, not sex scandals, not illegal email servers its only about the Va Jay Jay in the Oval Office.

[ASUG8]

I see no plausible scenario where this country reelects another Bush. None. Zip. Nada.

The problem is that he's probably the best of the three Bushes.

[kalm]

Polson has competition.

[GannonFan]

I see no plausible scenario where this country reelects another Bush. None. Zip. Nada.

It probably wouldn't be plausible if another Clinton wasn't the other nominee. But if we're willing to go down that stretch again with a Clinton, and she's almost a slamdunk when it comes to the nomination, then Bush becomes viable.

It is sad when you think of it. The Dems have absolutely no credible candidate other than Clinton and the GOP, while having the lionshare of governorships and control of both Houses of Congress can't get a better nominee than Bush. Both parties are struggling to get headliners these days.

[GannonFan]

True that is the technicality - but in reality this would be a big impediment to a same-state ticket

That's not a technicality, it's the law. You can have two people from the same state on the same ticket.

Yup, it's the law, nothing against having two people from the same state on the same ticket.

Even if it would make the vice presidency potentially murky, I think the GOP would still risk Florida for the vice president if they thought having a Bush/Rubio ticket would allow them to swing a lot of Hispanic voters.

[AZGrizFan]

I see no plausible scenario where this country reelects another Bush. None. Zip. Nada.

The problem is that he's probably the best of the three Bushes.

Oh, I agree. But that well has been poisoned.

[AZGrizFan]

I see no plausible scenario where this country reelects another Bush. None. Zip. Nada.

It probably wouldn't be plausible if another Clinton wasn't the other nominee. But if we're willing to go down that stretch again with a Clinton, and she's almost a slamdunk when it comes to the nomination, then Bush becomes viable.

It is sad when you think of it. The Dems have absolutely no credible candidate other than Clinton and the GOP, while having the lionshare of governorships and control of both Houses of Congress can't get a better nominee than Bush. Both parties are struggling to get headliners these days.

I will bet anyone $1,000 that Clinton WILL be the Donk nominee, and Bush will NOT be the Conk nominee. Won't matter to me though...I ain't voting for either one of them.

[Ivytalk]

It probably wouldn't be plausible if another Clinton wasn't the other nominee. But if we're willing to go down that stretch again with a Clinton, and she's almost a slamdunk when it comes to the nomination, then Bush becomes viable.

It is sad when you think of it. The Dems have absolutely no credible candidate other than Clinton and the GOP, while having the lionshare of governorships and control of both Houses of Congress can't get a better nominee than Bush. Both parties are struggling to get headliners these days.

I will bet anyone $1,000 that Clinton WILL be the Donk nominee, and Bush will NOT be the Conk nominee. Won't matter to me though...I ain't voting for either one of them.

I believe AZGF is correct on both counts.

[GannonFan]

I will bet anyone $1,000 that Clinton WILL be the Donk nominee, and Bush will NOT be the Conk nominee. Won't matter to me though...I ain't voting for either one of them.

I believe AZGF is correct on both counts.

Clinton being the Democratic nominee is a given, there isn't an alternative, there's only one legitimate candidate. And yes, Bush faces an uphill climb almost entirely based on his last name, but we'll see how things go. It's between him, Rubio, Paul, and Walker, with Jindal and Cruz being outside contenders. Not impossible odds but no guarantee either way.