Jeb Bush, campaigning in Council Bluffs, paints himself the anti-Trump

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Robynn Tysver

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Jeb Bush says Republicans can’t win if they become the angry party.

The Republican presidential candidate accused his GOP rival, Donald Trump, of “preying upon people’s fears” to divide the county along racial and ethnic lines for political gain in the battle over illegal immigration.

Bush argued that that is a losing strategy.

“We need to stop tearing — separating — ourselves by race and ethnicity and income. We need to focus on the things that tie us together,” said Bush, who is one of the few Republican presidential candidates who supports a pathway to legalization, although not full citizenship, for illegal immigrants living in America.

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NATI HARNIK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush spoke for about 20 minutes in Council Bluffs and then took about a dozen questions from the 250 or so people who showed up to see him. He went out of his way to distance himself from the war policies of his brother, former President George W. Bush.

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[gordianot]

1. He also needs to be the anti-Bush.

[jalan48]

2. I think that is the whole point of Trump. To make people like Jeb appear moderate.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Stalking Horse Trump wil fade as soon as his job is done and he gets paid off..probably by Jeb!

2% of total take is the going rate for all of Trump's services, part ownership is what he does.

How do I know this, you ask?

Simple.

I remember 2012.

[jalan48]

11. Yep. It's a strategy to take the microscope off Bush and his brother.

Trump becomes the topic of the crazy, 'what if he gets elected????', freak out. Bush slides in toward the end appearing to be the voice of sanity and moderation.

[Wilms]

3. Well that's a relief.

But only so much of one.

[niyad]

4. "BECOME the angry party"?? become???? hey, jebbie boy, what in the hell do you think your

party has been for the last 30 or 40 years??

and why are you ashamed of your last name?

[mike dub]

12. was gonna be my response, exactly, niyad!

You nailed it!

[niyad]

5. awww, isn't he cute in his shirt sleeves, just like a regular person???

[SamKnause]

7. F**k you.

F**k your family.

F**k your diseased party !!!!

I would like to see the whole lot of you exiled

from this country.

You spread misery and pain all over the globe.

[virtualobserver]

8. "Whether it's Donald Trump or Barack Obama, their rhetoric of divisiveness is wrong,"

Jeb Bush is a putrid piece of shit.

[RandySF]

9. This is how Trump works against us.

Bush gets to hide his own right wing record.

[think]

10. Side note: Bush gets 250 to come out in Council Bluffs. Bernie got 2500 /nt

[Liberalagogo]

13. Oh the wise words of...

Jeb!-Jeb! Binks.

Mee-sa the Anti-Trump!

[graegoyle]

14. That's probably the difference between...

"Everyone is welcome," and "screened audience".

[cosmicone]

15. Does this mean

that if they're in the same room, the Trump-AntiTrump reaction will cause a massive explosion?

[Reter]

18. I can't wait for the debates

How funny will it be if they get in each others face and start screaming?

[bucolic_frolic]

16. GWB moved toward the center in September 2000

At times he sounded just like Al Gore on positions and tactics

Bushies are adept at appearing moderate

Don't believe him

Easy for your or me, but what about 100 million other Americans?

[PSPS]

17. LOL. You'll never win the primary saying things like that!

[tanyev]

19. Does the appearance of the anti-Trump signal the end times for the GOP?

[Hepburn]

20. IMO: He would be better served by painitng himself as the Anti-Bush. n/t