Jeb Bush skipping Iowa straw poll

[IDemo]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Jeb Bush is skipping the widely watched Iowa straw poll in favor of a conservative forum in Georgia on the same day, a spokesman confirmed to CNN, sparking outrage from the Iowa Republican Party chairman.

Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann tweeted his displeasure, noting the conflicting event -- the Red State gathering, a conservative confab scheduled for Aug. 6-9 -- runs for four days and other GOP presidential contenders will be attending both events.

"We hope Governor Bush rethinks his decision and realizes that grassroots will only grow in Iowa if he waters them," Kaufmann tweeted.

He added: "We don't buy this excuse and neither will Iowans."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/jeb-bush-skipping-iowa-straw-poll/index.html

[randys1]

1. Scott Walker will be the republican candidate, the Koch Bros have decided.

[NYC_SKP]

6. And they have their favorite for the Democratic ticket, as well.

We know they do.

[onehandle]

14. Who is the Koch brothers 'favorite' on the Democratic ticket?

Who is 'we?'

[NYC_SKP]

15. One candidate is On The Record: *Corporations are More Trustworthy than Governments*

"We" all know this, it's on the record:

"Economic Statecraft" = it's how the Secretary of State makes other nations safe for people like the Koch Brothers.

She warns against "state capitalism", says private boards and investors offer more transparency and accountability:

"Now, state-owned or state-supported enterprises... ...often lack the transparency and accountability that come with private boards and investors."

And finally, the resurgence of state capitalism, a challenge at once economic and strategic. Now, state-owned or state-supported enterprises are not necessarily problematic in all cases. But they do often lack the transparency and accountability that come with private boards and investors. And then, diplomatic challenges arise when states abuse their economic advantage to bully their neighbors or box out competitors, like when we see countries cut off gas flows in the middle of winter over a political disagreement. So, the State Department, working with seven other U.S. Government agencies, launched a comprehensive study on state capitalism. And in the coming weeks, we should see a final report with detailed recommendations for how we engage on the challenges posed.

http://www.state.gov/secretary/20092013clinton/rm/2012/11/200664.htm

Check it out at the 25:54 mark in this recording:

[onehandle]

17. Good to know.

When Hillary is the nominee, 'we' will keep on that "Koch Brothers' Favorite" message, right?

Otherwise, it would just be a bunch of inflammatory hype.

Stay the course...

Bookmarked.

[NYC_SKP]

18. If Hillary is on the ticket, the Kochs will win either way. Or did you have some links or proof....

....that Hillary won't give them and their ilk an awful lot of favors?

I don't expect a substantial reply.

[notadmblnd]

2. JEB Bush should skip the entire presidential race

No one want's another Bush in the White House.

[Gore1FL]

19. I am amazed that he is taking the chance.

If that well isn't dry, what's left is pretty toxic.

[Renew Deal]

3. The straw poll is both unwinnable and inconsequential

So I don't blame him for skipping it. Some unelectable RW crank will win it.

[Jackpine Radical]

7. I believe there is a strong correlation between

a Republican's ranking on the Iowa Straw Poll and his score on Strength of Paranoid Delusional System.

Has it actually ever predicted anything?

[Chemisse]

4. He's skipping it so he has an excuse for not doing well in it.

He expects to be anointed by the Republican Party, not voted in by the people.

[murielm99]

8. He is expecting not to do well in it,

but I think it may be for an additional reason. People have short memories, politically. But it has been TOO short a time since he said he would invade Iraq, the way his brother did, even knowing what we now know. That will hurt him, at least in the short term.

Most people, even conservatives, think the war in Iraq was a mistake.

We need to keep those comments front and center. People should not be allowed to forget he said that. People should not be allowed to accept his excuse that he "misunderstood" the question.

I do think he will be the nominee. He is terrible, but he is the least clownish of all the clowns in the clown car.

[IADEMO2004]

5. iowa GOP straw poll is the kiddie pool for rigging elections

Jeb is in the advanced swimmer class. Why bother?

[OregonBlue]

9. Romney skipped it too. Doesn't matter. The money men have spoken and they want Bush.

[Iliyah]

11. Ditto, its Bush by several billions including, but not limited to foreign cha ching as well

corporate media, hate radio RW social media and of course, voter suppression laws.

[PatrynXX]

10. nothing says Racist than starting out in GA

do'h. oh and I'm tired of Iowa being the center of it all. and I'm in Iowa

[Jack Rabbit]

12. Wow, there's something you don't read everyday

The name of a prominent member of the Bush family mentioned in the same sentence as the word grassroots.

[hatrack]

13. You guys do remember who won last time, don't you?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. Carrie's mom?

[Terra Alta]

22. crazy eyes.

and now that she has left Congress she has become even more batshit crazy.

[LiberalElite]

16. I'm not a pundit but somehow I don't think it's going all that well for Jebbie. nt

[47of74]

23. The Iowa Straw Poll

Just another excuse for a bunch of reich wing assholes to come together and try to out brown shirt each other.