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Attorney in Texas's JournalThe Jeb Bush Campaign is in Free Fall
Gallop released a new poll on the Republican candidates' favorability and name recognition, and here is a chart from the Gallop report:
Compare today's net favorability numbers from Gallop with net favorability from yesterday's Monmouth poll of Republicans:
Carson (67% favorable 6% unfavorable = 61% net favorability)
Trump (59% favorable 29% unfavorable = 30% net favorability)
Fiorina (43% favorable 13% unfavorable = 30% net favorability)
Walker (42% favorable 15% unfavorable = 27% net favorability)
Kasich (23% favorable 18% unfavorable = 5% net favorability)
Bush (41% favorable 39% unfavorable = 2% net favorability)
Contrast these net favorability numbers with Republicans against Monmouth's most recent net favorability polling of Democrats:
Clinton (71% favorable 17% unfavorable = 54% net favorability)
Biden (67% favorable 14% unfavorable = 53% net favorability)
Sanders (42% favorable 12% unfavorable = 30% net favorability)
OMalley (13% favorable 8% unfavorable = 5% net favorability)
CONCLUSION: Bush is in the midst of a complete free fall.
Bush Supporter Falls Asleep on Stage During His Speech (VIDEO)
Source: beforeitsnews.com
For a lot of people they would be nervous being in the spotlight and sitting right next to a candidate while they give a speech but apparently Jeb Bush was so boring the jitters didnt keep one woman awake. I have to admit, even the short video of Bushs speech made me tired. He was very low energy and it reminded me of sitting in class listening to a boring professor. Someone give him a Espresso!
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During the 108-second video you can see her sitting behind Bush wearing a Boston Red Sox cap. She keeps yawning and closing her eyes as he discussed health care insurance during a town hall at Foss Manufacturing in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Read more: http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2015/09/bush-supporter-falls-asleep-on-stage-during-his-speech-video-3050540.html
Trump's favorability soars among Republicans
Source: The Hill
A new poll find Donald Trump's favorability rating soaring among Republicans, while Jeb Bush's image slides ... according to a Gallup survey released Friday.
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But a number of candidates have seen their image slide over that time, led by Ohio Gov. John Kasich who slipped 12 points from a net favorability of 27 to 15, the biggest drop.
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Bush had a net favorability of 25 two weeks ago and is now at 19, while Walker went from 37 to 31, each down 6.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was down 4 points. Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) remained steady, going up 1 point; with Mike Huckabee and Sen. Rand Paul each seeing a 2 point bump.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/252751-poll-trumps-favorability-soars-among-republicans
Here is a chart from the Gallop report:
Compare today's net favorability numbers from Gallop with net favorability from yesterday's Monmouth poll of Republicans:
Carson (67% favorable 6% unfavorable = 61% net favorability)
Trump (59% favorable 29% unfavorable = 30% net favorability)
Fiorina (43% favorable 13% unfavorable = 30% net favorability)
Walker (42% favorable 15% unfavorable = 27% net favorability)
Kasich (23% favorable 18% unfavorable = 5% net favorability)
Bush (41% favorable 39% unfavorable = 2% net favorability)
Contrast these net favorability numbers with Republicans against Monmouth's most recent net favorability polling of Democrats:
Clinton (71% favorable 17% unfavorable = 54% net favorability)
Biden (67% favorable 14% unfavorable = 53% net favorability)
Sanders (42% favorable 12% unfavorable = 30% net favorability)
OMalley (13% favorable 8% unfavorable = 5% net favorability)
CONCLUSION: Bush is in the midst of a complete free fall.
Romney Is Horrified by Trump — and That’s Restarting ‘Mitt 2016’ Talk
Source: New York magazine
As Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican presidential race, frustration and panic have become high enough to make some inside the party Establishment pine for a candidate they roundly rejected as recently as January: Mitt Romney. Romney himself has become one of Trumps most vocal detractors inside the party. Hes someone to whom civility means a lot. The whole Trump thing really bothers him, a close Romney adviser told me and some Romney-ites are only too happy to talk up the prospect of their man jumping into the race if the Establishment fails to stop Trump, whose support in Iowa and New Hampshire is currently greater than Jeb Bush's, Scott Walker's, Marco Rubio's, Chris Christie's, and John Kasich's combined.
Mitt wants to run. He never stopped wanting to run, a senior member of his 2012 team told me. Other Romney-ites, watching this cycles candidates falling short, feel a sense of vindication after all the attacks they endured after Romney's failed 2012 bid. "These guys like Walker and Perry, they were big deals in their states, but you get them onto the national stage and it's a different story," a former Romney adviser told me. "It's like they were in middle school, and now they're freshmen in high school and they're getting their faces slammed in the toilets." Another former Romney adviser complained about Bush's decision not to go all-in on New Hampshire, a state a moderate must win. "Romney did 100 town halls in New Hampshire from announcement to the primary. It's madness. Bush has done only 23."
Read more: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/09/romneys-horror-at-trump-renews-mitt-2016-talk.html
Jeb Bush, sinking in the polls, goes on the attack against Trump
Source: Fortune
The former frontrunner is abandoning his hands-off approach toward Trump a perilous if necessary change in tactics.... Thats the unmistakable takeaway from a one-two punch the faltering former Republican frontrunner launched Tuesday against the contender whos displaced him.
First, the Bush campaign released an 80-second online video that used old footage of Trump to call attention to his history of conservative apostasies. A succession of clips shows Trump describing himself as very pro-choice, a fan of single-payer healthcare, higher taxes on the rich and President Obamas stimulus package, and a Hillary Clinton supporter. Ive lived in New York City in Manhattan all my life, so, you know, my views are a little bit different than if I lived in Iowa, Trump says in a snippet from a 1999 Meet the Press interview that the Bush campaign uses both to open and close the ad..... He attacks me every day. He attacks me every day with barbarities, Bush said, according to a Washington Post report that translated his comments. Theyre not true. What we did today was to put out in his words to show that hes not conservative. He supports people like Nancy Pelosi. Hes given money to Hillary Clinton. He was a Democrat longer than Republican. Hes said that hes more comfortable being a Democrat. He doesnt have a record, because he hasnt been a person who has served like me, who served for eight years as governor. Hes not a conservative. Thats my point....
Bushs newly aggressive tack comes as polls show him lagging considerably behind the billionaire developer both nationally and in the early proving grounds of Iowa and New Hampshire. And it marks a sharp strategic reversal. Less than two months ago, Bush swore off even discussing Trump, dismissing him as an unserious candidate and a distraction from the real contest. Several weeks later, as Trump has consolidated his lead and proved it more durable than the competition could have imagined, Bush no longer appears to have the luxury of a pay-no-mind attitude.
Read more: http://fortune.com/2015/09/01/sinking-jeb-attacks-trump/
We have seen how well this tactic has worked for other candidates:
Trump, Clinton Lead Primary Matchups. Bush Ties Carson for Runner Up
Source: Morning Consult
The Morning Consult survey shows Trump leading among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents with 37 percent of the vote, compared with just nine percent for the second-place finishers, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) are tied for the next spot with six percent. Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) claims 5 percent of the vote, barely ahead of Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) at 4 percent.
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Though earlier polls have shown Trump building a broad coalition, a slight gender gap is beginning to emerge. More male voters, 41 percent, say they back Trump than female voters, 32 percent. Trump also gets a disproportionate amount of support from those without a college education, from Republicans in urban areas and from voters who say national security is their most important issue.
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Trump is almost universally known among registered voters, though just 42 percent say they have a favorable opinion of him. But among self-identified Republicans, 66 percent say they view Trump favorably, markedly better than any other candidate seeking the partys nomination. By contrast, just 52 percent of Republicans say they view Bush favorably... Bushs unfavorable rating among Republican voters, 36 percent, is higher than the 32 percent who say they see Trump unfavorably.
Read more: http://morningconsult.com/2015/08/trump-clinton-lead-primary-matchups-bush-ties-carson-for-runner-up/
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