Rand Paul: Jeb Bush’s Common Core support would be ‘big problem’ in primary
Source: WaPo
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) fired a warning shot on education at Jeb Bush (R) Tuesday evening, saying the former Florida governor's support for Common Core education standards would be a "big problem" for him among conservatives in a Republican primary.
"I think most conservative Republicans think that education should be more at the local and state level. So yeah, I think it will be a big problem," Paul told The Washington Post in a brief interview in the Capitol.
Bush announced Tuesday morning that he has decided to "actively explore" a run for the presidency. Paul may also run. The senator's reaction to Bush's news: "I think the more the merrier."
"I think we've got a big party," he continued. "I think we have people from all different wings of the party."
Bush has been an outspoken supporter of Common Core, which is basically a national set of education standards in math and English most states have adopted.
Many conservatives, including Paul, oppose it. Even some previous Common Core champions have turned against it.
Bush offered a nuanced defense of Common Core last month, with advice for those who want a different set of standards.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/12/16/rand-paul-jeb-bushs-common-core-support-would-be-big-problem-in-primary/
And from Breitbart:
Jeb Bush’s recent announcement that he will “explore” a presidential run in 2016 has led Time to pronounce the “one issue that will complicate his campaign” is Common Core.
“Common Core now represents a kind of shorthand among Republicans,” writes Haley Sweetland Edwards. “If you’re a real conservative, you’re against it; if you’re a faker, you’re for it.”
The problem for Bush, as Time sees it, is that he loves Common Core, and the Republican base hates it.
As Breitbart News observed in June, while Bush attended an Ohio fundraiser, Ohioans Against Common Core activists were on hand to #StopJebNow, pointing out that the Republican National Committee had passed resolutions rejecting the Common Core standards initiative.
Additionally, this past year saw some Republicans, including Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, and Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter reversing their support for the controversial education reform initiative; while others, like Tennessee U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander avoided the topic altogether like the plague.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/12/16/Time-Common-Core-the-One-Issue-To-Complicate-Jeb-Bush-s-Campaign
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