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Amerigo Vespucci

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3. The "base" is in a lather over the possibility of Jeb Bush and/or Chris Christie

Reply to spanone (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 12:13 PM

Feb 2012

Karl Rove...who has been known to be wrong on more than one occasion...thinks a brokered convention won't happen.

My personal belief is that the GOP won't run Romney or Santorum unless it just wants to punt to 2016 and a Jeb Bush run at that time. No matter how delusional they may be, they know Romney and Santorum can't win. So they'll be weighing "short term pain" (4 more years of Obama) against "long term gain" (a 2016 Jeb Bush / Chris Christie wet dream).

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Jeb Bush, whose brother ran on fear & emotion, concerned about fear & emotion in current race [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 OP

that's just hilarious fishwax Feb 2012 #1

the media is separating him from the crazies so he can step up at the convention.. spanone Feb 2012 #2

The "base" is in a lather over the possibility of Jeb Bush and/or Chris Christie Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 #3

i think karl dismisses the possibility because it wasn't his idea. spanone Feb 2012 #6

Exactly, nothing more than a pretend moderate stance to try to attract back the Independents that FSogol Feb 2012 #4

That's what I'm wondering too. I can't imagine they are actually going to give Santorum the Nom Justice wanted Feb 2012 #5

I've thought that for months now. I seriously think that you will probably see him teddy51 Feb 2012 #8

There is an ulterior motive here, hifiguy Feb 2012 #7