How Democrats Are Trying To Define Jeb Bush Ahead Of 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney opposed the government's rescue of U.S. automakers. So did Jeb Bush.
Both worked in finance and backed the Wall Street bailout. Both are advocates of tax cuts that Democrats contend only benefit the wealthy and big business.
While the first actual votes of the next presidential campaign may be a year away, Democrats already are drawing such comparisons between the former Florida governor and the GOP's 2012 White House nominee — and they don't consider them flattering.
Democrats are unwilling to let Bush define himself as a reformer who aims to close the gap between the rich and poor, so they are trying to paint him as this campaign's Romney. The ex-Massachusetts governor struggled in 2012 against criticism related to his work in private equity and his portrayal by President Barack Obama's allies as a cold-hearted plutocrat.
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We need to incite the enthusiasm among the young demographic who are the most uninterested in politics but who can be a powerful force in the 2016 elections.
If Hillary runs, she better get a Latino VP running mate. I'm thinking Julian Castro.
Julian Castro is from Texas where Latinos make up nearly the majority (38.2%) while Whites are at 40%+. There's a real chance that we can win Texas should the Latinos have a reason to come out and vote - and they will when they see Julian Castro at the top of the ticket.
Jeb is White, but he speaks fluent Spanish and might appeal to the Latino voter although he's as right-wing as any other Republican and will do all he can to stop any meaningful immigration reform. But with Koch Bros and Wall Street money backing tens of millions in misleading ads - in Spanish, of course - he'll garner enough of the Latino vote to be a threat.
