Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s sons plans to hold a private fundraiser for insurgent GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio next month, Rubio told Fox News.
The active involvement of George P. Bush and Jeb Bush Jr. in the race raises the possibility that their father could endorse Rubio down the road and give his campaign added momentum against the GOP front-runner, Gov. Charlie Crist.
Jeb Bush, who has dismissed suggestions he’ll support Rubio, still is enormously popular in the state, with a recent poll pegging his approval rating at 70 percent, outshining Crist. His backing could help Rubio offset Crist’s considerable fundraising advantage.
Crist and Rubio, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, are facing off to fill the Senate seat vacated by former Sen. Mel Martinez.
Governor Bush is incredibly popular in Florida still, with over 70% of Republicans in Florida saying they’d rather him than Crist. Likewise, over 50% of independent women say Jeb is a better governor.
In addition to Governor Bush, both of his sons remain quite popular in Florida and especially among conservatives, where they have been refreshingly candid in their support of small government and freedom.
Having their support in and of itself is great, but it is also pretty clearly a tacit endorsement from their dad.
This get even more momentum going in Rubio’s direction.
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WOW Erick this is indeed FANTASTIC news!!...
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:25PM EST (link)Life just keeps getting better and better. WE will lose a battle here and there but I truly believe that WAR will be WON by Conservatives!
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Jeb good, George 1 or 2 bad
Scope (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:26PM EST (link)n/t
George P. isn't 1 or 2. (n/t)
Finrod (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:35PM EST (link).
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Don't Agree (nt)
IJB Wednesday, November 11th at 8:45PM EST (link)I'm going to assume that it's confusion
JoeG Wednesday, November 11th at 9:29PM EST (link)Scope, note that this article is about GPB, not GHWB or GWB.
No, He Was Still Referencing GHWB & GWB
IJB Wednesday, November 11th at 9:36PM EST (link)…And I still don’t agree with him.
Doesn't matter if you agree. Facts is facts.
cwilson (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:06PM EST (link)George 1 == George Herbert Walker Bush, #41
George 2 == George Walker Bush, #43
George P. Bush == Jeb’s son, #43′s nephew, #41′s grandson. Thus, not the same as George 1 or George 2.
Now, maybe George P. is as much of a squish as #41, or as much of a fiscal liberal (“When people are hurting, government has got to move”) as #43; I dunno. But that’s not what Scope was saying.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom — go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! –Samuel Adams
I Know Exactly What He Was Saying
IJB Thursday, November 12th at 12:32AM EST (link)The 41 & 43 bashing has gotten old. Very old.
Trial Balooons...
OccamsRazor (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 12:57AM EST (link)May even show an oscillation pendulum-like swing in the other direction-in which case it’ll be advantageous.
Your headline kills me, Erick
Dan McLaughlin (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:37PM EST (link)nt
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No kidding.
Mike (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:46PM EST (link)That headline made for an instant pucker factor of 10
I was all set to start googling “Charlie Crist Runs for Re-election”
Great news!
Daezy Wednesday, November 11th at 8:40PM EST (link)Rubio looks stronger every day. Hope we can stay afloat for another year!
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He just looks good, period
Cheryl (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:23PM EST (link)as in good.
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Quoting Monty Burns.....
NeoKong (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:44PM EST (link)Exxxxcellent.
How do you spell tipping point in Spanish….?
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Maybe Crist
DerKrieger (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 8:56PM EST (link)…will switch parties and run as a Dem against Rubio.
This is good news. I hope panic is setting in among Crist and his supporters.
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Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
Is that the smell of fear coming from the Crist camp?
RedBeard Wednesday, November 11th at 9:05PM EST (link)Why yes, yes it is, I do believe.
Wait for the next desperation move from Crist and Company. I’m sure the St. Petersburg Liberal Times will be happy to help.
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Charlie "Dirty Tricks" Crist is a liar and a deceitful politician
Michael Dugas (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 9:47PM EST (link)Charlie Crist is a liar and a deceitful politician. His campaign has been caught twice now doing dirty tricks against Marco Rubio. Setting up fake websites claiming to be Rubio’s websites saying nasty things against Crist trying to make it look like Rubio was playing nasty and calling Crist Hitler. Too bad Crist’s assistant forgot to take his … Read Morename off the files used to set up the web sites. I will NEVER vote for him again and wish I had known the first time around. He’s acting like a scared kid with no idea how to campaign properly and feels he has to rely on deciet to get ahead.
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Ha! I was smart enough
cwilson (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:13PM EST (link)to vote for the OTHER fake conservative (Tom Gallager) in the gubernatorial primary!
Wait…that doesn’t sound right…
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom — go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! –Samuel Adams
Ditto that... nt
mschmitt (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:22PM EST (link)usque ad finem
LOL....Can really suck when the Dem and GOP
Michael Dugas (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:26PM EST (link)…candidates don’t seem to have many discernible differences. Kinda ruins the whole concept of choice doesn’t it.
I always shake my head at the Dems who flee from their liberal states and come to Florida for jobs or to escape punitive taxes but then act, cry and vote the same way they did up north that ended up causing them to leave in the first place. How dense do you have to be?
Go home and quit ruining Florida!
Intro to Federalist Papers; section 5;
paragraph 4.
“…dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the zeal for a firm and efficient government.”
Remember: A Citizen on the dole is a Liberal Vote at the Polls.
END ENTITLEMENTS!
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum !
At least the WSJ...
sccrenny (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:06PM EST (link)is starting to take notice.
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/work-continues-on-health-reform-bill/4E344EE5-0503-4744-B7B9-652C10D12815
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sccrenny (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:09PM EST (link)sorry!
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/conservative-underdogs-challenge-gop-moderates/7A3E7C43-C8FB-4EB1-A651-F70E0162DB32
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Jeb
proudgop (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:12PM EST (link)I still wish Jeb were running for open Governor race
I am a bit nervous with us holding that seat
I think he's waiting to Challenge Nelson in 2012
scarlos (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 10:48PM EST (link)But that might just be wishful thinking.
Socialism is Oligarchy in disguise
You're always nervous.
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 2:27AM EST (link)And you forgot to remind us how bullish you are on Charlie Crist.
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hickorystick (Diary) Wednesday, November 11th at 11:22PM EST (link)The Bush family rolodex of donors is the news here. As far as benefiting from endorsements, I think the Bush kids probably get more out of being in proximity to Rubio than the other way around.
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mom2oneson (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 8:28AM EST (link)Thank you! I would have totally missed that if you hadn’t of posted.
Wow RS is awesome. Now when I hear something political in the news clips on the radio for the first time in my life I have a clue. I heard about the unemployment extension about 2 weeks ag that will be voted on and I remembered Mike posting about that this summer so I knew what they were talking about. I know he posted a diary too but this was right before that.
Not a Good Week for Crist.
tenebrous (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 6:43AM EST (link)The momentum is with Rubio. With the obvious lying and the people around him slowly revealing themselves as corrupt and underhanded, Crist is looking more and more like a bad choice.
Erick can you ask Rubio to come to
mom2oneson (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 8:42AM EST (link)the north part of FL closer to the AL border? This is a very red area and they should be introduced to him. I think the counties in the Northwest part are the most red in FL. There are A LOT of retired military too.
Yes! Jeb and George P!
Darin_H (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 11:43AM EST (link)This is better than an endorsement right now. First you hold a ‘private’ fundraiser, I put that in quotes because the event itself will be private, but it’s already in the news so Rubio can get a bit of mileage out of it right now (a defacto endorsement). Then next year Jeb can come out and endorse Rubio. Of course I expect Crist to have dropped out of the race by then
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What exactly is an endorsement?
mom2oneson (Diary) Thursday, November 12th at 11:49AM EST (link)I know I’ve gotten at least one email “from” Jeb and it was for Rubio as part of Rubios email list.