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UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 11:56 AM Oct 2015

Jeb's Campaign Downsizes Staff At HQ And Cuts Payroll By 40 Percent

The flagging GOP presidential campaign of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is cutting staff at its Miami headquarters to save more than $1 million per month and slash payroll by 40 percent this week, according to reports on Friday.

Politico reported that staffers were informed of the changes on a conference call.

“This is about winning the race,” an anonymous campaign adviser told Bloomberg Politics. on Friday. “We’re doing it now and making the shifts with confidence. We expect to win."

From the Bloomberg report:

Bush's advisers, under pressure from their donors and from falling and stagnant poll numbers, have been discussing ways to retool the campaign in recent days, and came to the conclusion that a course correction was essential. While recent tangles with Donald Trump have energized the campaign, Bush's senior team recognized a more fundamental set of changes was required that didn't involve dealing directly with the party's surprising—and surprisingly durable—front-runner.
It's unclear if Bush was on the call. The National Journal reported Bush was headed to Virginia.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jeb-bush-campaign-hq-cuts

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Jeb's Campaign Downsizes Staff At HQ And Cuts Payroll By 40 Percent (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2015 OP
Bye, Jeb! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #1
I still wouldn't count him out BootinUp Oct 2015 #2
and so begins the slow sinking of the jebtanic. nt Javaman Oct 2015 #3
slash payroll.... what does that really say? layoffs or salary cuts?....LOL Ichingcarpenter Oct 2015 #4
Jeb Should Have Listened To His Mother When She Said.... global1 Oct 2015 #5
Jeb! No! Jim__ Oct 2015 #6

BootinUp

(46,925 posts)
2. I still wouldn't count him out
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:03 PM
Oct 2015

in fact, based on what I remember about the last couple cycles, it would surprise me not in the least to see him end up on top.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)
4. slash payroll.... what does that really say? layoffs or salary cuts?....LOL
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:10 PM
Oct 2015

Jeb Bush and his allies announced on Thursday that they had amassed more than $114 million in campaign cash over the last six months, dwarfing the combined fund-raising of his Republican rivals for the party’s presidential nomination............ he's raised more than anyone in super pacs
and this was in July...........A fool and his money are soon parted

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/us/politics/jeb-bush-races-past-rivals-in-fund-raising-aided-by-super-pac-cash.html

global1

(25,168 posts)
5. Jeb Should Have Listened To His Mother When She Said....
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:20 PM
Oct 2015

"There are other people out there that are very qualified, and we've had enough Bushes."

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