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Iowa Republicans Are Worried About Jeb Bush’s Viability
Iowa Republicans say they feel overwhelmed by the large number of potential candidates at this stage of the 2016 presidential nominating contest and are waiting for the field to shrink before they focus on the race. But they share one concern: Jeb Bush’s viability.
Read More >>Jeb Has Bigger Problems than His Iraq War Stumble
Florida quietly sets up an epic 2016 primary clash
The campaign for the Republican presidential nomination may have a new expiration date: March 15.
That’s when Florida holds its primary contest – which will now be winner-take-all.
Read More >>Should Bush Fight for Iowa?
The POLITICO Caucus is chock-full of interesting insights from leading Iowa and New Hampshire political insiders on the 2016 nomination contests. Leading off, whether Jeb Bush should compete strongly in the Iowa Caucuses:
Insiders say Bush shouldn’t ignore Iowa
Jeb Bush’s failure to invest time in Iowa is the main explanation for his seventh-place finish in the latest poll of likely Republican caucusgoers.
The POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan pulse-taking of the most important activists, operatives and elected officials in Iowa and New ... Read More >>
Bush Having Trouble With Evangelicals?
The Washington Times reports on former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s potential problem rallying evangelical Christians, a key constituency in the Republican Party, to his 2016 presidential campaign:
Jeb Bush misfires with evangelicals over gay marriage supporters in inner circle
Jeb Bush’s latest effort to court evangelical voters boomeranged when a Christian radio network boss challenged him for hiring two political aides who support same-sex marriage, and the former Florida governor conceded that he couldn’t identify any “genuine” conservatives in his inner circle.
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Two new polls have good news for Jeb Bush (and one has bad news)
For months, poll after poll has shown many GOP voters saying “thanks but no thanks” to Jeb Bush. Well, that’s showing signs of changing.
A new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows 27 percent of likely Republican primary voters say they can’t see themselves backing Bush.
That’s down significantly, from 42 percent in March when we first spotlighted Bush’s problem. It also puts Bush in better company in the GOP primary.
Read More >>New Iowa poll: Scott Walker leads, Jeb Bush in 7th place
The latest Iowa polling numbers are great news for Scott Walker, and terrible news for Jeb Bush.
The Wisconsin governor retains his advantage among Iowa Republican caucus-goers, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, with 21 percent of likely participants saying they would vote for him if the caucus were held today.
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