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Former presidents Bush plan to sit out 2016 general election
Former presidents Bush plan to sit out 2016 general election
The last two Republicans to hold the White House do not plan to endorse the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, this year.
Spokesmen for George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush told The Texas Tribune Wednesday that the 41st and 43rd presidents will stay on the sideline this time.
George W. Bush's personal aide, Freddy Ford, said that his boss "does not plan to participate in or comment on the presidential campaign."
"At age 91, President Bush is retired from politics," Bush 41 spokesman Jim McGrath wrote in an email to the website. "He came out of retirement to do a few things for Jeb, but those were the exceptions that proved the rule."
According to the Tribune, the elder Bush has endorsed every GOP presidential nominee since losing his 1992 re-election bid to Bill Clinton. George W. Bush also campaigned on behalf of Sen. John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Former presidents Bush plan to sit out 2016 general election
Trump is the disruption candidate. He has and will go after democrat and republican politicians.
The hard core establishment republicans do not want Trump as the nominee and both Bushes fall into that category.
Trumps critique of the invasion of Iraq and his labeling of "Low enegry Jeb". I really don't think this is a big surprise. If fact it might help him with many people who were against the war. As for the republican voters who voted for him (Trump) in the primaries.... they could care less about this non-endorsement.
The norms for elections have gone out the windows. It's going to be hard to judge this election with standards from past elections.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Re: Former presidents Bush plan to sit out 2016 general election
I agree with your assessment.
The move by the former Presidents will have no effect on Trump's chances of winning.
What the move is, is a sign of a clear break with the GOP past.
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Re: Former presidents Bush plan to sit out 2016 general election
Goose wrote:
I agree with your assessment.
The move by the former Presidents will have no effect on Trump's chances of winning.
What the move is, is a sign of a clear break with the GOP past.
And perhaps the future ?
Trump is NOT a uniter. Besides not bringing together the country, he has a slim chance of bringing together the party.
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