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elleng

(130,972 posts)
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 02:04 PM Nov 2015

'Change' of pace:Jeb Bush Allies Threaten Wave of Harsh Attacks on Marco Rubio, an Ex-Mentee

'The cash-rich group aiding Jeb Bush’s White House run has filmed a provocative video casting his rival Marco Rubio as ultimately unelectable because of his hard-line stand against abortion.

That group, which has raised more than $100 million, has asked voters in New Hampshire how they feel about Mr. Rubio’s skipping important votes in the Senate.

And the group’s chief strategist has boasted of his willingness to spend as much as $20 million to damage Mr. Rubio’s reputation and halt his sudden ascent in the polls, according to three people told of the claim.

Seething with anger and alarmed over Mr. Rubio’s rise, aides to Mr. Bush, the former Florida governor, and his allies are privately threatening a wave of scathing attacks on his former protégé in the coming weeks, in a sign of just how anxious they have become about the state of Mr. Bush’s candidacy.

Their looming problem: In trying to undercut Mr. Rubio as unaccomplished and unprepared, Mr. Bush is a flawed messenger. Over the years he has repeatedly, and sometimes lavishly, praised the younger lawmaker, often on camera.' >>>

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/us/politics/bush-allies-threaten-wave-of-harsh-attacks-on-rubio-an-ex-mentee.html?

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'Change' of pace:Jeb Bush Allies Threaten Wave of Harsh Attacks on Marco Rubio, an Ex-Mentee (Original Post) elleng Nov 2015 OP
JEB! PAC doesn't have enough on Rubio. The ad is a flopper. /nt NCjack Nov 2015 #1
I triple dog dare you lame54 Nov 2015 #2
Rubio must be preparing an arsenal after that comment flamingdem Nov 2015 #3
I really don't get Jeb. BlueStater Nov 2015 #4

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
4. I really don't get Jeb.
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 03:32 PM
Nov 2015

How can he be such a colossal fuck-up that he's losing to a little pissant like Rubio who has zero accomplishments or significant executive experience? It boggles the mind.

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