Jeb Bush at Amherst College

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http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/jeb_bush_at_amherst_college.html

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Tuesday night, while Bush did not mention Trump, he rejected any style of leadership that involves "pushing other people down to make yourself feel better." True leadership involves "forging consensus and having a servant's heart," as well as exhibiting integrity and backbone, he said.

Bush called for immigration reform that supports economic goals, not just the reunification of extended families. He spoke up for a path to legal residency for so-called "dreamers," undocumented immigrants who arrived in American as children and who are pursuing educational and work opportunities.

Most Republicans make a distinction between undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, and those who are "working hard, trying to make ends meet," Bush said.

He responded to audience questions about voter suppression, the death penalty, criminal justice reform, and affirmative action, and repeatedly returned to the themes of optimism, prosperity, and compromise.

"We need to re-energize the compromise gene; the consensus muscle," he said. "Find common ground on the smallest thing and build on it."

Will Jeb rise again in 2020? I'd vote for him.


 
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All jokes aside, I would have been fine with Bush or Rubio as President.



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Is it unheard of for an incumbent president to have to go into another primary in his second term election? Depending on how consistent Trump is with his behavior, I can see the GOP wanting someone to topple him and Jeb seems like the perfect person. Trump's childish insults of low energy and attacking his wife would only damage him at that point.


 
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Is it unheard of for an incumbent president to have to go into another primary in his second term election?

Unheard of? No - Nixon was challenged by Pete McCloskey in 72, Reagan challenged Ford in 76, Ted Kennedy went up against Carter in 80, and George Bush Sr. got challenged by Pat Buchanan in 92.

None of the challengers won, but outside of Nixon, the incumbents they challenged ended up losing in the general and ended up serving only one term.
Last Edit: February 02, 2017, 03:06:44 PM by Alternative Facts


 
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All jokes aside, I would have been fine with Bush or Rubio as President.
Marco Rubio is afraid of North Korea. That's all he talked about in the debates, even if the question had nothing to do with Best Korea.


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Is it unheard of for an incumbent president to have to go into another primary in his second term election? Depending on how consistent Trump is with his behavior, I can see the GOP wanting someone to topple him and Jeb seems like the perfect person. Trump's childish insults of low energy and attacking his wife would only damage him at that point.
You posted this ironically, right?
Not everyone things Trump is a saint, but I don't see anyone in the Republican party atm going against him and winning next primary. At least not right now. We've got a long 4 years.


 
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If you guys had done the right thing and elected Romney in 2012 this shit never would've happened.


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did they clap?


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I guess he isn't too bad. I was just reading some people want Ben Shapiro to run. I wouldn't vote for him though. I don't think. We didn't have anyone worth voting for this time, probably won't next time.


 
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Jeb will never win a Presidential election solely due to the fact he's related to Dubya. There's also the fact that Trump has humiliated Jeb to the point that everyone snickers whenever his name gets mentioned. His political career is pretty much done. I doubt that Rubio could win either due to the fact that Trump Republicans generally hate establishment Neocons just as much as they hate Democrats. I think that if we get another Republican president, it will either be another Nationalist Trump Republican, or a Libertarian Paul Republican. Neocons are on their way out.
Well he's 63. He's had a good long run in public office. No harm in stopping now.


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The Jeb alt account here is so cringeworthy that I even consider the real Jeb to be a complete joke at this point.


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Dubya is being looked back at more fondly than when he is in office. People are starting to realize they were more upset at congress than they were at Bush and he was just caught in the crossfire. Also, Jeb's humiliation is stuck only to the internet, no one actually thinks he's a joke outside of /pol/-like websites and a lot of people find him to be an honest and reasonable man with plenty of experience just from being the FL governor alone.

Jeb will never win a Presidential election solely due to the fact he's related to Dubya. There's also the fact that Trump has humiliated Jeb to the point that everyone snickers whenever his name gets mentioned.