General News Please clap (Jeb Bush)

That scene in my head always makes me laugh. So sad so pathetic!

 

I see him as a genuinely nice person but a really dumb politician. I don't hate him. I just kind of feel bad for him.

 

Also, nobody really wants another President Bush after what happened last time.

 

How many times will Jeb! Bush have to be publicly humiliated before he drops out of the race?

 

To be honest he seems less stupid than his brother and I'd rather have him than trump considering how batshit crazy trump is.

 

In a way I kinda feel bad for him.

 

That's not been an issue in the Bush family before, so why would it matter now? At least, the more recent Bush President never really struck me as being cut out for being a major national political figure.

 

The pressure will be on for Jeb to bow out after Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. I DOUBT he'll finish anywhere in the top three.

 

Yeh, maybe it was his attempt at humor and trying to make light of a bad situation, but the fact that nobody was clapping in the first place is a very bad sign. This is America, we expect excited wooping and clapping at press conferences!

Marco Rubio has also had a big gaff which is definitely enough to cost him big:

Marco Rubio's broken record blunder costs him New Hampshire debate | US news | The Guardian

You know when Trump first announced he was running I thought it was hilarious. We get novelty candidates running here as well (Bez for example). But for him to actually be a front-runner and just two steps away from becoming the President of the United States. Absolutely terrifying even as someone that doesn't live there.

Now of course we have our own evil overlord, but at least he isn't bats**t crazy on top.

 

Well, it's essentially because his numbers are relatively good in New Hampshire (maybe not great compared to Trump's 30%, but he was around 10% behind Rubio and Cruz both at 15ish% the last I saw*), so that gives him a very slight hope of getting a boost and carrying it into the March 1st primaries.


Also, he really would be the best bet to beat Hillary in the general election. I imagine the Republican establishment is pushing very hard to try to keep him in as long as they can.


*Although I've been hunkered down working on course work for the past few days so I wouldn't be shocked if those polls have changed since.

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Oh god, it is so disturbing. I try to rationalize it by hoping that he's just trolling or is a plant by the Clintons to win the election - but even then, the number of people willfully supporting him in the US is as you said, completely and absolutely terrifying. He's tapping into the very worst traits of humanity and bringing them to the surface...

 

He seems like a decent enough guy. I'd actually rather he were president instead of Hillary or any of the unholy trinity of Cruz/Trump/Rubio. Even something like this gives me the impression that the man at least has feelings and a sense of humor, not that it makes him a good politician but it does give me sympathy for him. Too bad it seems like whenever he speaks people mostly see his family name and zone out on the rest.

 

As much as I hate George and disliked George sr, Jeb is the only conservative I'd be okay with winning the election because he is passionate about this country and holds down to his political beliefs. It's too bad he's being overshadowed by Cruz and the biggest joke of all time Trump