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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne good thing about Donald Trump's campaign: it's ruining Jeb Bush's
One good thing about Donald Trump's campaign: it's ruining Jeb Bush'sby Trevor Timm at the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/12/donald-trump-campaign-ruining-jeb-bush
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There are many, many reasons to abhor Donald Trumps presidential campaign, but theres at least one reason to appreciate it, for now: his constant and merciless trolling of Jeb Bush that is currently tanking Bushs shot at the presidency. In some sense, Trump is doing democracy a service by helping ensure we will not have to suffer the embarrassment of having a third Bush family member as president within two decades.
Trumps penchant for insulting anyone in his path is now well-known (and often deplorable and sexist), though most candidates usually have to deliberately poke the bear for Trump to engage in his usual charade. But just about every day, Trump will go after Jeb unprompted whether on Twitter or at campaign events or in interviews with journalists with a voracity virtually never seen in primary politics. Oftentimes its substantive and other times its not, but its almost always delightful to watch.
Trump will attack Jeb for his support for the Iraq War, but if Bush lightly criticizes George W Bush, Trump questions why he would throw his brother under the bus. Trump attacks Jeb for his record in Florida, rips him for his $1.3m no show job at Lehman Brothers after he left the governorship. He calls Jeb out for being 100% CONTROLLED by his wealthy donors, and when a few donors recently left Jebs campaign, Trump made fun of him for that too.
But its repetition of his now infamous and nebulous phrase that Bush is a low-energy guy who could not handle the rigors of the presidency that has become a daily occurrence and clearly gotten under Bushs skin. Trump is constantly finding new ways to say it or sneaking it into statements, even those that arent targeted at Bush himself.
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One good thing about Donald Trump's campaign: it's ruining Jeb Bush's (Original Post)
applegrove
Sep 2015
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ZX86
(1,428 posts)1. Trump is the turd in the GOP punch bowl.
While Trump is in all appearances a despicable human being, he is very entertaining. Watching him hijack the the GOP, drag in through the gutter, and give it a good bare assed public spanking is the most fun I've had in years.
6chars
(3,967 posts)2. very well said nt
NBachers
(17,120 posts)3. Yeah, Jeb's really fizzled out, hasn't he?
reddread
(6,896 posts)4. lets just wait and see
everyone else drops out or has an accident,
its just down to Bush, a joker or two in back for VP,
and Trump about to be made an offer he wont refuse.
that fat lady will be screaming Jeb 2016, and Trump will
be lucky to be alive.