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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs this John Ellis Bush's "47 % " moment ?
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Is this John Ellis Bush's "47 % " moment ? (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
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So he wants to repeal the estate tax, institute New Deal style programs, and end barriers to work?
ck4829
Jul 2015
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Hillary is going to demolish this prep school prick. nt
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)2. To paraphrase the the great (sic) Lee Atwater...
To paraphrase the great (sic) Lee Atwater we need to strip the hide off of him and make George Walker Bush his running mate.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)3. So he wants to repeal the estate tax, institute New Deal style programs, and end barriers to work?
What's that? Oh, just make everyone else work harder so a small class of people can continue living in luxury.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)4. Or ... if Jebbie were to put it another way ...
"You're not bailing hard enough."
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Gothmog
(145,321 posts)5. Jeb is not ready for prime time
peacebird
(14,195 posts)6. Sadly, no. Face it, who else have the R's? Scott 'you must work 7 days a week' Walker? Trump?
Chris Christie? Bush looks almost sane next to those guys, so his reputation will be rehabilitated.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)7. Unfortunately, it didn't happen in July or August of next year.
I wish it was, but people have short memories.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)9. It's going to make a great commercial./nt
tblue37
(65,408 posts)8. One can hope. nt
CanonRay
(14,104 posts)10. But I suspect he'll have three or four more
before he's done.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)11. Possibly.
If it had happened later in the election cycle, I would definitely say yes.
Let's see how DEMs respond to this if JEB becomes the nominee. I would bring it up if I were the DEM.
Xyzse
(8,217 posts)12. No, since it is too early in the game.
Also, it looks like they keep protecting him, and promoting him no matter how dumb he's going.