Conservatives are not waiting to hear Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s presidential announcement speech to question his electability.
“Jeb Bush will be a loser,” added Brent Bozell, who runs both the Media Research Center and the conservative group ForAmerica. The group has been opposing Bush and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on their website.
Top conservative talker Mark Levin on Monday wrote a simple reaction to Bush on his Facebook page: “No to Jeb.”
Interesting read: Welcome to the race, Jeb—now drop out. http://t.co/H0AgLUEHlM via @slate
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 15, 2015
Laura Ingraham tweeted out a Salon story she thought was amusing with, “Welcome to the race, Jeb — now drop out.” On Twitter, she also challenged an earlier version of this story that suggested she was urging Bush to leave the race.
Critics do not believe that Bush is conservative enough and they charge that he has moved to the left on immigration and education, charges Bush rejects.
Bozell issued a long statement sizing up the Right’s complaints. “We’ve said it before and we say it again: Jeb Bush is unelectable,” said Bozell. “Nominating him will be an exercise in futility — just as it was with Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole. All three were moderates who wound up losers, and Jeb Bush will be a loser, too — if he’s nominated.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
