Jeb Bush Clear Front-Runner In Latest Poll For Republican Presidential Race

[big_dog]

Source: UK Daily Mail 12:33 EST, 29 December 2014

Jeb Bush has surged into the lead in the Republican presidential candidate race according to the latest poll. The surge in popularity follows his announcement last week to 'actively explore' a bid to run in the 2016 race.

According to the survey by CNN in conjunction with ORC, he is the choice of nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of GOP supporters interviewed and ten points ahead of his closest rival, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (13 per cent). Physician Ben Carson came in third with 7 per cent of the support, while Senator Rand Paul and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee were tied for fourth with 6 per cent.

It is the first time that a GOP potential has led beyond a poll's margin of error in the past two years. However, of the Republicans polled, some said they were less likely to vote for him on some of the issues he has encountered as the Governor of Florida. For example 42 per cent say his description of illegal immigration as an 'act of love' make them less likely to support Bush, but another 39 per cent say it makes no difference to them.

In the Democratic race, Hilary Clinton is still the runaway favorite, with two-thirds of support within her party. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is the closest to her, but with a distant 9 per cent. Last week Bush showed more signs he was preparing for a run at the White House.He stopped booking paid speeches, though he will follow through on previous commitments through early next year.







Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2889583/Jeb-Bush-clear-runner-latest-poll-Republican-presidential-race-following-announcing-actively-explore-bid.html

[Dawson Leery]

1. 3/4 want someone else.

[oberliner]

57. "Someone else" is always the frontrunner

A very hard one to beat.

[Auggie]

2. He'll be the next President

The Evil Doers will find a way

[big_dog]

4. I've had enough Bushies to last about 5 lifetimes

Jebbie still has to run the wingnut primary gauntlet in South Carolina, where its not going to be easy.

[Auggie]

5. So have I. They'll lie, cheat, steal and spend their way to victory. The 1% wants it so badly.

All they have to do is win Ohio and Florida. Easy.

[blkmusclmachine]

9. We'll get whoever the vote "tabulators" want.

[KansDem]

56. Live free or Diebold!

The ghosts of 2004 election irregularities

Diebold was at the center of Ohio’s 2004 election debacle, much of this captured in an article by Free Press Senior Editor Harvey Wasserman and this author, entitled, “Diebold’s Political Machine.” Walden "Wally" O'Dell, chairman of the board and chief executive of Diebold, was a long-time funder of Republican candidates. In September 2003, he held a packed $1,000-per-head GOP fundraiser at his 10,800-square-foot mansion Cotswold Manor in Upper Arlington, Ohio. He was feted as a guest at then-President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, joining a cadre of “Pioneers and Rangers” who pledged to raise more than $100,000 for the Bush reelection campaign.

Most memorably, in 2003 O'Dell penned a letter pledging his commitment “to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President.” O'Dell defended his actions, telling the Cleveland Plain Dealer “I'm not doing anything wrong or complicated.” But he also promised to lower his political profile and “try to be more sensitive.” But the Diebold boss' partisan cards were squarely on the table.

Prior to the 2004 election, Blackwell tried to award a $100 million unbid contract to Diebold for electronic voting machines. A storm of public outrage and a series of lawsuits forced him to cancel the deal. But a substantial percentage of Ohio's 2004 votes were counted by Diebold software and Diebold Opti-scan machines which frequently malfunctioned in the Democratic stronghold of Toledo. It was revealed in 2006 that Blackwell owned Diebold stock.

Diebold's GEMS election software was used in about half of Ohio counties in the 2004 election. Because of Blackwell's effort, 41 counties also used Diebold machines in Ohio's highly dubious 2005 election.

Also in the Ohio 2004 election, a whistleblower leaked documents revealing that Diebold had allegedly used illegal, uncertified hardware and software during California election.

http://columbusfreepress.com/article/diebold-indicted-its-spectre-still-haunts-ohio-elections

Yep..."we'll get whoever the vote 'tabulators' want."

[7962]

11. Nope. The right WILL NOT vote for him.

And when they lose they'll blame it on not having a candidate who is "conservative enough". Oh, how I wish they would run Ted Cruz. Since he's a "true" conservative, when he lost by 10+, what would be the excuse then? "The liberals stole the election!!" Either that or having to admit the bulk of the country doesnt WANT THAT TYPE.

[lobodons]

12. Scary thought

A scary thought if they ran Cruz would be a Nadar type candidate would run as Independant because they would see Hillary as too DINO and or close to Wall Street and Cruz would win just like in 2000. SCARY thought!!

[7962]

22. I dont think moderates would vote for Cruz nt

[big_dog]

13. wingnuts will probably ask for Scott Walker type on the ticket so they wont stay home in Nov 2016

just like last time, the crazy Ted Cruz/ Bachmann base is not gonna like having to kow tow to Jebbbie

[Auggie]

15. I think they will when lied to

[SoapBox]

20. They will vote, overwhelmingly for him...

1. He will be the voice of sanity and "moderation."

2. America will not elect another Clinton...nor a woman (sorry, women).

If we Dems do not get a solid, calm, cool, collected male with (what appears to be) a common sense voice...it will be a landslide for another (fucking) Bush.

The Dem would also need a spine and "brass"...we a probably lacking a candidate that has both.

[7962]

21. Go visit a few of the right wing websites;

or read the comments after any article about Jeb being the favorite. Hell, read the comments after the article in the OP!!! They stayed home for Romney too. Thats the difference between them and the left. A lot of folks here would rather Hillary NOT be the candidate, but if she IS the huge majority WILL vote for her. The right will stick out their bottom lip and sit home bitching.
Yes, all in my opinion of course. But Obama got several million fewer votes in '12 than in 08 and he MAY have been beaten if the right had been enthused about their supposed "RINO"

[reddread]

28. so what?

they have expertise in taking that office without winning an election.
wake up America.

[7962]

30. Bush/Clinton wont be as close as Bush/Gore was, IMO. nt

[loudsue]

33. Close doesn't matter when your side programs the central tabulators to win an election.

There are no fair elections in the usa anymore.

[7962]

34. If that was the case we wouldnt have two-term Pres Obama!

Remember, Obama got millions fewer votes in 12 than in 08; if everything was rigged, he wouldve lost. Sure, there were problems, but there were also problems with R votes registering as D votes. Likely a screen calibration issue. Doesnt mean we shouldnt insist on paper trails for machines though
Dont give them more credit than they actually deserve!

[reddread]

36. was there a Bush running? you think they want someone else in their way?

Im sure we will have plenty of new techniques to ruminate upon after the next election.
elections were stolen long before computers were around.
optimism will only get you so far.

[Reter]

38. And the left WILL NOT vote for Clinton

So if they both win their Party's primaries, someone has to win. Even a super-strong Independent isn't going to win. The most in the last 100+ years was Perot in 1992 with 19%.

[7962]

44. Using DU as a barometer, most WILL vote for her

I've read multiple threads about other candidates, and when push comes to shove, most here say they would still rather have Hillary than whoever the GOP candidate would be. And I think DU is to the left of most of the Dem party, so I think the huge majority of Dems would vote for her even if they preferred someone else.
But you bring up an interesting point; Perot was an oddball and got 19%. What if there WAS and Independent candidate who was a popular well known, man/woman? It could be interesting.

[reddread]

54. self selected, or whinnied down liberal participants arent the swing block

and HRC will not get the conservative vote, no matter how much she deserves it.
she has so much baggage, best call a cartage firm.
she is a loss waiting to happen.

[reddread]

55. the real swing bloc is EXACTLY who we NEED.

voters who wont come out for crooks and murderers that leave them to live in the third world America.
we have that one chance to prevail, and HRC will not be the ticket to ride.

[7962]

62. "better call a cartage firm" .. now THATS funny stuff

But Clinton also has a crew to squash whatever comes up. Look how they dealt with Bill's "women problem". There may have been a right-wing conspiracy, but I believe a LOT of those women told the truth. Their people diverted everyone with a shiny object and that was that.
But I do believe she is her own biggest enemy. She doesnt talk "off the cuff" very well at all.

[NYC Liberal]

63. Hillary Clinton beats every Republican contender by a good margin.

She is an extremely strong candidate who has been vetted many times over. There's nothing new. No shocking surprises to pull out in 2016. The public likes her, and Democrats like her.

[DonCoquixote]

3. In other words

break out the puke barrels as two snakes try to convince wall street they can serve us to them on a platter better, and where a bunch of relatives on either side fight for the fight to grin and say "we are back in power."

[louis-t]

6. What happened to mittens?

I thought he was at 59% or something.

[big_dog]

10. the CNN/ORC polling firm got Mittens

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. He lost, like most mittens I had as a kid.

Then Mom sewed a cord between them and called them "idiot mittens"

[postulater]

7. I'm actively exploring not voting for Jeb. nt

[Dawgs]

8. Of course he is..republicans are sheep.

Same thing happened in 2012. Whoever was being talked about in the news was the front-runner.

[Reter]

39. Remember who our front-runner is

Unfortunately, it works both ways. She's in the news and sheep want her too. I wish we had someone else.

[Dawgs]

46. Not really. Rand Paul could announce next week and he would be the front-runner.

And then Romney could enter the race the week after that and he would be the front-runner.

Democrats are sheep, but it's much harder to get them to look at the new toy in the window. Republicans, not so much.

The following 2012 GOP primary chart from the link below says it all.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html

First it was Romney,
then Bachmann got a bump,
then Perry took the lead,
then Cain,
then Gingrich,
then Romney again,
then Gingrich,
then Santorum,
and then finally Romney.

Each took the lead after getting positive press at one particular point in that race.

[reddread]

50. one of these things is not like the other

maybe in 8 years the math and concomitant logic will reach high school level among armchair analysts.
but really, everything we need to know we could have learned from Sesame Street.

[Dawgs]

52. What? n/t

[reddread]

53. exactly

[Dawgs]

59. ..

[chickenfairy]

14. Not saying much

In that bunch of clowns but I'm afraid he IS the next president. Hillary can't beat him.

[cosmicone]

16. Hillary will beat him handily. n/t

[reACTIONary]

31. +10 (nt)

[femmocrat]

17. Sure, he is the only "sane" one on the list.

It's a "slam dunk" to use repugnican verbiage.

[C Moon]

18. More murky sleaziness from a GOP candidate (see L.A. Times article)

Jeb Bush eases out of some businesses, such as firm helped by Obamacare

When Jeb Bush completed two terms as governor of Florida in 2007, he reported his net worth at $1.3 million, about $700,000 less than when he took office.

Today, nearly eight years later, he is a wealthier man. He has plunged into business and entrepreneurial ventures involving consulting, the paid lecture circuit and energy development. He has developed real estate, advised international investment banks and joined high-paying corporate boards.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jeb-bush-money-20141225-story.html#page=1a

They just can't seem to keep their hands clean of this kind of sleaziness.

[kacekwl]

23. It has been shown that a Bush can occupy ...

the White House without actually winning the vote so why not do it again.

[jakeXT]

24. No. 7 on most unpopular with conservative websites

Most Unpopular (Greatly dislike + dislike votes)

20) Arnold Schwarzenegger (30)
19) Ron Paul (31)
17) Christine O’Donnell (32)
17) Mike Huckabee (32)
15) Mitch McConnell (33)
15) David Frum (33)
11) Donald Trump (34)
11) Joe Scarborough (34)
11) Colin Powell (34)
11) Dick Morris (34)
10) Bill O’Reilly (35)
9) Peter King (35)
8) Chris Christie (36)
7) Jeb Bush (37)
6) John Boehner (39)
5) Alex Jones (41)
4) Karl Rove (43)
3) Lindsey Graham (43)
2) John McCain (45)
1) Megan McCain (55)

http://rightwingnews.com/john-hawkins/7th-annual-poll-conservative-websites-admired-people-right/

[Nihil]

25. How quaint! Bush vs Clinton just for old times sake!

And the mindless morons will lap it up and claim it is "democracy" ...

Whoop-de-fucking-doo.

[Jamastiene]

26. Somebody wake me up from this lifelong Bush nightmare.

[True Blue Door]

27. Jeb is deep Inner Party GOP, so if he wants the nomination, he'll get it.

Romney is only on the inner edge of the Outer Party - he's filthy rich, but he doesn't have the level of institutional connections as the Bush family.

FYI, the "Inner Party GOP" refers to the small, insular cabal of individuals and dynasties who the Republican Party exists exclusively to serve at all costs. And I mean all costs - treason, war, torture, murder, election rigging, etc.

If an Inner Party Republican runs and we field anyone other than our absolute best candidate on every front - both campaign competence and party base enthusiasm - defeat would be our most likely outcome.

[Bjorn Against]

29. Polls mean nothing at this point

If I were to bet on who the Republican nominee will be I would bet on Scott Walker. The guy is an awful governor and a complete asshole but both the establishment and the Teabaggers love him. He has made it pretty obvious that he is going to run and you can bet the Koch Brothers will pump money into his campaign the moment he announces.

[Dawson Leery]

35. +1

The GOP needs a new face. Walker is not nationally known so the GOP powerbrokers can mold him into an acceptable national figure.

[Orsino]

64. The first or latest cliwn out of the car garners notice, but the rubes are fickle. n/t

[loudsue]

32. I've been saying this on DU ever since bush the chimp was president.

Jeb Bush is going to run, and the republicans/BUSH FAMILY MAFIA WILL STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION. Just ask the house of saud who will be supporting it all the way.

[doc03]

37. Our paper did a poll last week "Who would you vote for if it was a Bush

Clinton race in 2016. Belive it or not Bush got 68% and Clinton 32%. How on earth could people ever consider another Bush?

[SoapBox]

41. Yup...

As I previously posted...Jebbie will be the sane one out of the lot. He's also been keeping a VERY low public profile over the last x years.

Meanwhile, Clinton has been pretty much in the public vision for years and not all of it has been favorable.

PukeBagger media including the so called mainstream will endlessly blather any lies that the Pukes want out there with endless BENGHAZI and Whitewater talking points.

[Gumboot]

40. Like I said a few weeks ago...

"It'll all be fixed in the primaries. Any disruptive populists will be weeded out, and we'll be guaranteed another Bush presidency - whether that comes courtesy of Jeb or Hillary."

What Wall Street wants, Wall Street will get... by hook or by crook.

And to quote Greg Palast: "They'll get the gold mine, we'll get the shaft."

[davidpdx]

42. Although it is still early, I loath the possibility that it will be Clinton vs. Bush

There is no chance in hell that big money will be reined in before the election of the next president. While we get to vote for a president, but big business will end up buying the next president.

[roamer65]

43. If you want to beat him...

you will have to drill it into people's heads he is Dimwit's brother. Over and over and over again, remind people of the failure of the last time a member of the Bu$h crime family was in office.

[SamKnause]

45. The Republican Party admires

crooks, cons, shysters and liars.

You have to be an excellent liar to get the masses to vote against their best interests.

That is why they do their best to keep all facts hidden.

Their PROVEN failed economic policies are still be touted !!!!!!!

Decades of research and data gathered that has proven time and time again the Republicans do not know anything about a budget or finances.

How do they get away with this in a sane world ???????

[bigdarryl]

47. Can someone explain to me how the hell Christie is still in the top tier

Of the rethug nomination I live in Jersey his poll numbers are in the tank people in the state are sick of his bullying tactics and the state is in a complete MESS all around

[Feral Child]

48. Dynasty.

How long before they claim the title "Emperor"?

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

49. MORONS!

[oldandhappy]

51. This is the easy part, Jeb.

Remember Perry! He entered the race at the top spot. May you be blessed with the same rapid fall.

[yeoman6987]

58. Our biggest negative is having the White House 8 years

Sounds crazy but the country typically switches party for President every 8 years.

[LibertyLover]

60. I don't think that Jebby is

religious enough for the crazy, conservative Christians who basically control the GOP these days. I mean he's married to someone who is not only possibly Catholic, but um, of the Latina persuasion. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, you know what I mean. Sure he tried to be all prayerful and stuff with the Terry Schiavo matter but he hasn't exactly been hitting the megachurches and their meetings on any sort of a regular basis. I think if he does decide to get into the 2016 race he may find that his popularity is not exactly as hyped.

[reddread]

61. supported by hypocrites?

are you ascribing consistency and values to the right wing?