Florida Records Raise Questions About Jeb Bush’s 2008 Vote

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

In the final stretch of the 2008 presidential campaign, Jeb Bush appeared in a television ad urging Floridians to support John McCain, the Republican nominee, at the polls.

“Join me and vote for John McCain,” Mr. Bush said in the 30-second spot.

But according to voting records from Miami-Dade County, where Mr. Bush and his wife, Columba, are longtime residents, the couple did not vote for Mr. McCain or anyone else in that presidential election.

Mr. Bush said through his spokeswoman, Kristy Campbell, that he and his wife cast absentee ballots for Mr. McCain, but election officials could not locate any record that either had voted. Digital and paper records from the 2008 cycle – which may have provided evidence about whether they requested absentee ballots – were destroyed under retention policies, they said.

I will acknowledge that Boards of Elections are notoriously inefficient and MIGHT have misplaced the records or ballots, but in the meantime, I'll enjoy the baseless speculation...

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/03/03/florida-records-raise-questions-about-jeb-bushs-2008-vote/?_r=0

[KT2000]

1. probably the Palin factor

maybe he just couldn't do it.

[C Moon]

2. Boy. This election is already getting ugly, and we haven't even scratched the surface!

[indivisibleman]

3. the only good thing about W running in 2000.

is that he saved us from McCain.

Furthermore, it wouldn't surprise me if Jeb did not vote for McCrash. As I understand it the family despises him as much as they do Perry. So what Jeb says publicly could be very different from what he does privately.

[rickford66]

4. You mean 2000 ?

[indivisibleman]

7. yes. the years start to blur. n/t

[rickford66]

8. Join the crowd

Since my retirement there's a lot of blurring going around.

[Generic Other]

5. One million didn't count in 2000

vs.

two in 2008. Cry me a butterfly ballot. Everyone knows a Bush never votes for any one but another Bush.

[Midnight Writer]

6. Gee, maybe his registration was "scrubbed"