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Related: About this forumGeorge P Bush's struggle in Texas may signal end of 70-year political dynasty
Source: The Guardian
George P Bush's struggle in Texas may signal end of 70-year political dynasty
The half-Hispanic grandson and nephew of presidents faces a tough fight in a state where his surname is no longer an asset
Tom Dart in Houston
Sat 3 Mar 2018 06.00 GMT
George P Bush is the young, half-Hispanic, grandson of the 41st president, nephew of the 43rd and son of a former Florida governor.
When he was elected Texas land commissioner four years ago, that background gave him a significant advantage as a fledgling Republican candidate seemingly on a fast track to stardom. Now, with conservative politics turned on its head by Trumpism, Bush is facing a tough primary election that threatens to doom his political career and with it, bring to a close his familys 70-year political dynasty.
The land commissioner job which manages state-owned land was perceived to be a stepping stone to higher office, but the evisceration of his father, Jeb, in the 2016 Republican presidential primary showed that as it lurched to the right and was seduced by sound and fury, the GOP was no longer in the market for a quiet moderate named Bush.
Though he has far more campaign cash than his rivals and has reportedly spent $2m in the past month,
Bush has run an anaemic one might say low-energy campaign, with scant media availability and no events listed on his website. He is still the favourite, but if he fails to get above 50% of the vote on 6 March when Texas holds the countrys first primaries ahead of the 2018 midterms he will face a potentially dangerous runoff.
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The half-Hispanic grandson and nephew of presidents faces a tough fight in a state where his surname is no longer an asset
Tom Dart in Houston
Sat 3 Mar 2018 06.00 GMT
George P Bush is the young, half-Hispanic, grandson of the 41st president, nephew of the 43rd and son of a former Florida governor.
When he was elected Texas land commissioner four years ago, that background gave him a significant advantage as a fledgling Republican candidate seemingly on a fast track to stardom. Now, with conservative politics turned on its head by Trumpism, Bush is facing a tough primary election that threatens to doom his political career and with it, bring to a close his familys 70-year political dynasty.
The land commissioner job which manages state-owned land was perceived to be a stepping stone to higher office, but the evisceration of his father, Jeb, in the 2016 Republican presidential primary showed that as it lurched to the right and was seduced by sound and fury, the GOP was no longer in the market for a quiet moderate named Bush.
Though he has far more campaign cash than his rivals and has reportedly spent $2m in the past month,
Bush has run an anaemic one might say low-energy campaign, with scant media availability and no events listed on his website. He is still the favourite, but if he fails to get above 50% of the vote on 6 March when Texas holds the countrys first primaries ahead of the 2018 midterms he will face a potentially dangerous runoff.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/03/george-p-bush-texas-vote-is-this-the-last-of-a-political-dynasty
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George P Bush's struggle in Texas may signal end of 70-year political dynasty (Original Post)
Eugene
Mar 2018
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Weed Man
(304 posts)1. Good. He should not go further
The bush curse remains intact. Piece of shit.
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)2. Texas will turn blue one day and when that happens the GOP will have no chance to elect POTUS
Response to Eugene (Original post)
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RandySF
(59,613 posts)4. Bush could also have a #Metoo problem in November.
He broke into an ex-girlfriend's apartment after she broke up with him.
Sailor65x1
(554 posts)5. How nice it would be
To see an end to all political dynasties.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)6. We need a different set of genes in the WH.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)7. His half Hispanic ethnicity probably big negative in GOP
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)8. His half Hispanic ethnicity probably big negative in GOP primary
SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)9. I Still Say That "W" Cursed Them
His theft of 2 consecutive elections was the last straw for many. The Shub name is toxic.
People will actually look fondly upon H.W. when he dies, because as bad as he was, he turned out to be the smartest of the bunch. He knew enough to tell his son not to go into Iraq, but it did no good.