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Back in December, and shortly before Jeb! dropped out of the race, Guy Benson at Townhall reportedon the GOP candidates’ loyalty oath to support whoever became the eventual nominee for President. The headline then was “Jeb: I’m Considering Breaking My GOP Loyalty Pledge if Trump’s the Nominee”:
By declining to raise their hands when prompted by Fox New anchor Bret Baier, every other candidate on stage that night made a promise to voters: No matter who is nominated, they’d throw their backing behind his or her campaign, and would rule out an independent run.
Ironically, that question was crafted specifically for Trump, but now it applies at least as much to moderates like Bush and Kasich as it does to the capricious frontrunner. If you’re seeking the Republican nomination, and if you’ve vowed to endorse and support the Republican nominee, you shouldn’t go back on your word — neither out of genuine frustration and disgust, nor as a campaign tactic.
Not only would this be a breach of trust, it would reek of spite. Trump’s been smacking Jeb around as a low energy loser for weeks; if the former governor were to follow through on this quasi-threat, Trump could tweak his taunt and cast Bush as a low energy sore loser.
Jeb and friends have spent tens of millions of dollars so far, yet the campaign has failed to gain traction with voters (to put it kindly). Reneging on the pledge now would be akin to pouting in the corner — yet another indignity.
Plus, it would infuriate a large segment of the Republican base, who would accuse the establishment of demanding party unity in support of “safe” nominees, then refusing to abide by the same standard when they don’t get their way.
“In November, I will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, but I will support principled conservatives at the state and federal levels, just as I have done my entire life,” Bush wrote in a Facebook post.
Jeb! does not seem to have a clue about “conservative” principles, nor why Trump would appeal to conservatives who are sick and tired of “conservative” GOPe legislators who promise conservative values on the campaign trail and embrace the liberal agenda once in office.
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http://clevelandteapartypatriots.blogspot.com/2016/05/jeb-reneges.html
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