Jeb Bush Outlines His Campaign Strategy

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Jeb Bush, will likely run, he wouldn't be making such a widely publicized appearance in a forum speaking the way he did, if he weren't; he is merely sticking his toe in the water, to test the temperature; but already it is becoming clear that he has been given the all-clear and with such potential opponents as Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Scott Walker (possibly Paul Ryan), Rick Santorum & Rick Perry (Marco Rubio- also from Florida won't run if Bush is going. There are question marks if Chris Christie will be able to fully recover from fall-out of Bridgegate to mount a sufficiently credible bid. Jeb is pursuing a clever strategy, potential donors won't commit until they know what Bush is going to do, essentially everyone is waiting. With Bush as the nominee, Florida is out of reach for Democrats, it's a no-brainer. To all those nay-sayers who have doubts that a Bush can't make it, he has a brand-name and HELLO! he's no Dubya.

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Why not Hillary vs. Jeb; but unlike 1992, I doubt very much it will be Clinton in the winner's enclosure; there are many reasons why I believe this, but here are two primary one's.
1. Rarely do party's who have held the White House for two terms, rarely win a third term for there party; the exception to this rule was in 1988, but in that instance Reagan's popularity enabled then Vice President George H.W. Bush win, the economy was humming along nicely and of course you had an inept challenger like Dukakis factored in. The 2000 election defied logic, Gore lost the presidency despite the apparent popularity of a flawed Bill Clinton and yes the economy was in pretty good shape, despite uncertainty about it's future health. Dubya's unpopularity and the economic meltdown in 2008, doomed McCain's prospects and ushered in Obama.
2. Obama's two term's might be considered a success, if you count the offing of Osama Bin-Laden as a good legacy; Obamacare is a two edged sword, it might be growing in enrollment, but it's coverage or lack thereof is threatening Democrat's chances in this years mid-terms; Obama is already a politically toxic commodity and if you think Dubya fatigue was bad, well what about Obama fatigue? Of course there are many Democrats who will strongly disagree with my analysis of Obama, but then again he's the messiah isn't he? Will don't judge the Democrats response so much by words, but by actions alone and we will see. Hillary might be on a paper an ideal successor to Obama, like McCain in 2008, who was tied to Dubya; she will be tied to Obama whether she likes it or not, that of course if she runs. So yes let it be Hillary with her resume, but my money is on Jeb.
The far right loons, plus Mark Levin and Ted Cruz will be the making of Jeb, sorry guys had to throw that in.

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Jeb Bush can't win, as opposed to Ted Cruz - far too conservative for a general election, same applies to Rick Santorum - time to give up the ghost Ricky boy! Rick Perry! not going to happen! Rand Paul doesn't have the gravitas to make a credible run; Marco Rubio, nice and to much of a light weight; Chris Christie, bully and is no more likely to make it passed the true blue tea party conservatives than Mitt Romney; Paul Ryan, not presidential enough and is to much identified with congressional Republicans; Scott Walker has to win re-election first and being durable enough is iffy at the least, besides he has a brittle quality that will be likely his undoing. All the possible contenders are all as flawed in one way or another as Jeb Bush appears to be and I use appears advisably, yes the family name might condemn him, but he's not his brother and he seems to represent the happy face of Republicanism like Ronald Reagan and doesn't come across as angry as the likes of Cruz, Santorum, Walker do or identified with tea party extremism as Paul or Rubio are or a light weight like Ryan is. Bush can without doubt appeal to hispanics and independents alike and represents more of the open tent Republicanism as embraced by Reagan, it's a no-brainer. So yeah let the GOP nominate Santorum, Cruz, Paul, Perry, Ryan and the outcome is a dead cert, to lose big time; Rubio or Christie just to many imponderables so again we are back with Jeb again. Besides his presence on ticket, makes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico more competitive for Republicans, puts Florida out of reach for Democrats. I expect a good many Democrats will disagree with my "flawed" analysis as it takes them out of there comfort zone and Tea Party and hardline Republicans don't want to consider the idea that one of there "guys" might not have the electability to win; but that's where I believe we are.

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I would say Easter Bushie makes sense, and that's pretty darn amazing for a Democrat to be that cool headed. Anyway dull ain't so bad, considering the psycho drama that we have endured for the last 20 years or so, a good splash of dull might be a tonic, so boola boola Bush in 2016!