MSNBC: Jeb Bush will NOT endorse Mitt Romney

[highplainsdem]

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Per Andrea Mitchell. Bush is denying the earlier story.

[JI7]

1. first the Paterno Story and now This, in this case i bet Romney told him to take it back

[flpoljunkie]

3. I doubt that. Romney would love Jeb's endorsement. He still has high favorables here.

[Kurmudgeon]

13. High favorables for a Bush, what is wrong with people....

[russspeakeasy]

20. We are Floridians and we tend to vote with little, or no valid information.

Otherwise how in hell did we get rick scott as governor ?

The next 10 days around here are going to be crazy.
The churches will be full and the Dixie flags will be flying.

If you have time, there is a program on The History Channel
called Swamp People. Watch 1/2 hour of it and you will understand the tempermant/mindset of the majority of Floridians.
We put the "duh" in Floriduh.

[TBF]

27. As a voter in Texas I can empathize

I know that 1/2 your state is over aged 70 and tuned to FAUX 24/7. My theory is that they probably can't hear anymore so they watch the pictures and vote for their fave repug. I don't know what excuse we have here in TX.

[1monster]

34. Where's here? In Northeast Florida, Bush does not have high favorables...

However, that is not to say that the Republicans wouldn't vote for him. They'd vote Republican for for the Devil if he had a R behind his name. They vote Repubublican even when they absolutely loathe the person running and like the Dem.

I'm not sure why; there's some deep psychological attachment to the GOP regardless of their true interests.

[onehandle]

2. Heh. nt

[grantcart]

4. Probably source MTP producer

http://twitter.com/BetsyMTP

[southernyankeebelle]

5. What a coward. He is like Palin they stick their finger he in air to see which way wind is blowing

then pick the one and say see my endorsement helped him. What a bunch of flakes.

[Bozita]

6. Jeb's praying for an open convention

Yes, he is.

[Fuddnik]

15. Yes he is. Jeb will be the nominee.

I've been saying it for months. The freak show is a disaster.

[xxqqqzme]

36. I told a friend this last year as we

were working in the garden - the jebster becomes the savior of the rethugs as they flock to kiss his ring/ass.

She sent me a text last week saying she is getting scared at the prospect of a jebster being the nominee.

[DeathToTheOil]

16. No

He's banking on 2016.

[Nay]

30. Agreed, he's got his eye on 2016, and that's why he's not endorsing Romney. He expects Romney

to either 1)lose the nomination/election, or 2) be an asshole in office, and he doesn't want his run to be tainted by any endorsements.

[Pachamama]

17. He is planning for it & the road is being paved....

What more perfect way than having an option for voters of:

a) hated 1 percenter who refuses to release his tax returns & has offshore accounts;
b) hated nasty arrogant & hateful jerk who was kicked out by the party before & is a serial adulterer & hypocrite;
c) anal leakage;

...than to be able to make the choice of a Bush sound actually appetizing....

Meanwhile, the media has already started floating the idea...I have in recent days heard at least 3 networks and multiple pundits make the suggestion of an open convention....

The seeds are being planted....

[DCBob]

24. Many Republicans are praying for that.

Not sure of the likelyhood of it actually happening but clearly that could change everything.

[sofa king]

26. I was thinking the same thing.

He has no chance and knows it, except if there is an open convention and he can stride in temporarily swirled in the clouds of confusion and bad decisionmaking, looking like a reasonable choice.

And, I am certain, if he's unwise enough to take his chance this year, he will also get stomped by President Obama no matter what.

To me, it's exactly like an armed mob just broke down the door and robbed my apartment, and now a couple days later Jeb is peeping through the broken doorway saying, "y'all got any new shit we can steal, yet?"

[sulphurdunn]

33. Don't discount

the Bush Crime Family's talent at rigging and stealing elections. The same Supreme Court that anointed his dimwitted brother would readily crown another Bush if given even the slightest chance to do so.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Yo, freepies, your party is a fucking mess

[Historic NY]

8. Poor Mitt he only has one Bush in the hand.

[rocktivity]

12. The Rethugs won't let ANY Bush anywhere NEAR this race if they're smart

Here's hoping they're not smart!


rocktivity

[Historic NY]

14. But no one told Poppy & Barbara.....oh dear.

[BlueDemKev]

9. What is wrong with the media tonight??

What is with the media tonight???

First Joe Paterno dies, now they're saying he's not;

Then they report Jeb Bush is backing Romney, now they're saying he's not.

[tawadi]

10. I think we got more reliable news when they were using illegal wiretapping

[TBF]

28. lol

[MADem]

11. I wish he would--that would probably be his kiss of death! nt

[RoccoR5955]

18. I can't wait till Romborg gets the nod.

These guys will be flipping and flopping like a school of beached minnows!

[KamaAina]

19. Hoping for a brokered convention, is he?

[BootinUp]

21. hahaha, this is getting better and better

[Justice wanted]

22. Why do I get the feeling that if it looks like Romney is the front runner something DRAMATIC is

going to happen at the RNC convention where delegates from all the failed campiagns or something to put Jeb up against Romney as the candidate.


Let's face it Jeb would never survive this early round BUT he is their "Golden" Boy or the type of Person the GOP and Tea partiers would salavate over...

just thinking...

[PuffedMica]

23. Jeb has aspirations to be President himself – he doesn’t want to be associated with this freak show

Endorsing any of the current crop of Republican losers would be a millstone on Jeb when he throws his million dollars into the ring.

[DCBob]

25. Yep, both of these of candidates are seriously flawed.

He gets dirty with either one no matter who wins.

[Andy823]

38. There are a lot of republicans waiting for 2016

I think the powers that be on the right pretty much know this is just another time when they have to put out someone, like they did with McCain, who they don't care about, and this crop of clowns they have fit just perfect for them. Anyone with half a chance at becoming president on the republican side will simply wait till president Obama finishes his second term. By then the economy will be better, and republicans will try and take credit for it, somehow.

It happens all the time. A republican gets in the WH, screws up the whole country, and then a democrat gets in, fixes the mess, and then some damned republican gets back in and the process starts all over. Republicans don't have a clue on how to fix the mess Bush got us into, so they will wait, spin every accomplishment to try and take credit for the good things, and blame Obama for all the crap that they cause by fighting him on everything he wants to do.

Not one of he clowns left can win a national election. Sure they can win their primary, but there are enough "loons", teabaggers, racists, etc. in their base to get enough votes to win the national election. The big players like Jeb, Christie, etc. will wait four more years, and the clowns in this race will be history!

[wordpix]

29. all I can say is, "Bring it on!!!" I am just LOVING this freak show

[JNelson6563]

31. Is it just me or....

is this clown car show just getting better and better? I don't think a devised plan of sabotage could have screwed up the R's as bad as they have inadvertently done to themselves.

Thigh-slapping funny, I say!

Julie

[highplainsdem]

32. Hispanic Republicans told Jeb NOT to endorse Mitt

http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-hispanic-republicans/2012/01/21/hispanic-republicans-to-jeb-bush-if-any-bad-blood-then-put-aside-and-endorse-newt-gingrich/

Arizona based SOMOS REPUBLICANS, the largest Hispanic Republican group in the nation recently endorsed Newt Gingrich over Mitt Romney because Romney stated he would veto the DREAM Act. Since then Latino Republicans have promised to veto Mitt Romney at the polls.

Jeb Bush and the Bush family should forget about any past possible bad blood with Newt Gingrich for the sake and for the future of the Republican Party. If Jeb endorses Mitt Romney who recently stated he would veto the DREAM Act, he will be viewed as a hypocrite and as a man who is treating Latinos like a political football. Both parties can no longer underestimate the political intelligence of the Latino community. Mitt Romney recently received the endorsement of Kris Kobach who has ties to the John Tanton network and white nationalists and since he stated he would veto the DREAM Act, Latinos will veto Mitt Romney at the polls.

Mitt Romney has an anti-Latino history when he stated that all undocumented immigrants should go back to where they came from.

Mr. RomneyCare cannot defeat ObamaCare. Mitt Romney gave his oath to protect a woman’s right to choose MULTIPLE times. It would be a mistake for Jeb to endorse Mr. RomneyCare who takes an isolationist and protectionist approach towards immigrants and ignores the economic contributions immigrants bring to the State of Florida.

-snip-

[valerief]

35. Ah, so Jeb Bush WILL be the GOP candidate. God save us all. nt

[itsrobert]

37. A link?

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/01/no-florida-primary-endorsement-from-jeb-bush.html

[Guy Montag]

39. Of course he won't

Fascist Neo Con trash have spoken; they want Herr Newt to be the nominee.

[struggle4progress]

40. Locking. LBN threads should have links