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Bush, Romney,
Cruz, Paul, Perry or ?
Rachel Alexander
Dec 29, 2014
Since forming a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month,
Jeb Bush is being considered a serious Republican candidate for
president. But as George Will astutely pointed out last week, Bush has
two significant hurdles; his support for Common Core and immigration
reform. Will correctly points out that his support for the latter is
far more nuanced than people understand. Bush does not advocate for
more immigration through family reunification, which is the agenda of
radical immigration activists, but instead for meeting employment
needs, and he supports a path to legal status instead of citizenship.
However, his support for Common Core is less defensible, attempting to
split hairs by claiming that setting standards is much different than
setting curriculum, while in reality the former greatly influences the
latter, making the distinction almost meaningless.
Of course, the possibility Bush may be too moderate for the GOP now is
peculiar considering before G.W. Bush became president, conservatives
preferred Jeb over him. Other likely contenders for the 2016 GOP
nomination include Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Rick Perry.
Since Romney was the nominee in 2012, many believe it is his time to
win. Although some are mistrustful of him because of his history as
governor of one of the most liberal states in the country, Romney has
given assurances over the past few years that he has moved to the
right, much like Ronald Reagan did after serving as governor of
California. Fed up with eight years of Obama’s inexperience and
naivete, voters are more likely to support a candidate who has
extensive knowledge and experience. Many who regret voting for Obama
now wish they had given Romney a chance instead. Many things Romney
predicted would happen if Obama won a second term have proven correct.
A vocal minority of the conservative base prefers Cruz, due to his
outspokenness on conservative positions. He is also aided by an
increasing concern that Republicans need to put up a minority or woman
candidate or risk losing those demographics, costing them the general
election...
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