Poor Jeb, now his mother has to campaign for him. At 3% or so it would seem more graceful if he

[RKP5637]

bowed out now. She recently released a video campaigning for Jeb. They just don't get it. Jeb is obsolete! The republican establishment is obsolete.

[ejbr]

1. Aww

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2. ...

Poor Jeb ...

[LuvNewcastle]

3. Those Bushes stick together like

a tarry stool.

[Hortensis]

4. Jeb was up to 10% a couple days ago.

I don't think I'll waste time feeling sorry for Big Bruiser Barbara in any case, ever.

Regarding drinking Kool-Aid, though, the GOP establishment is EXTREMELY powerful and EXTREMELY well funded.

The truth is what it is, and no general ever won by assuming his enemies were far weaker than they were.

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6. They're likely holding out until the dust settles some more.

Yep!!!!

The truth is what it is, and no general ever won by assuming his enemies were far weaker than they were.

[Kaleva]

5. Never underestimate Jeb 'Low-Energy' Bush

It's winter and he is in his natural hibernate mode.

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7. ...

Jeb, Jeb, time to wake up!

[rjsquirrel]

8. I'm sure her beautiful mind

is worried.

[ejbr]

9. Sad, really

It shouldn't have to think about these poll numbers

[tblue37]

10. No, I want him to stay in, because the candidates that seem less bizarre are splitting the semi-sane

GOP votes, which prevents Bush, Rubio or Kasich (or anyone else who might be able to hide their similarity to Cruz and Trump and thus appeal to Independents or crossovers) from getting enough votes to secure the nomination. The "moderate" GOP candidates can often fool less attentive voters, so I want the GOP to have a candidate whose outrageousness cannot be masked.

[RKP5637]

12. Very good point! n/t

[exboyfil]

13. Sure looks like it is coming down to 1/3s

1/3 Trump
1/3 Cruz (I think he will ultimately get Carson's voters)
1/3 "Sane" candidate(s)

A recent article talked about how Trump has a real delegate advantage early because of the way the assignment of delegates goes. The 1/3 support can actually translate to over 40% of the delegates - a clear plurality going into the convention.

http://prospect.org/article/gop-nomination-rules-tilt-playing-field-toward-donald-trump

[hatrack]

11. Sure hope she remembered to pin his mittens to his coat - Iowa is COLD!

'Cuz nothing says "momentum" like having the Quaker Oats guy on stage with you.

Besides, so many of the people in the (political) arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them.