Thread: Jeb Bush makes it official: 'I will run to win'

Jeb Bush makes it official: 'I will run to win'

In announcement speech, Bush will emphasize the conservative reforms he enacted as Florida governor

By ELI STOKOLS
6/15/15 2:34 PM EDT

MIAMI — Jeb Bush has become the third member of his family to seek the White House, finally making his intentions official here Monday afternoon in his adopted hometown where he will deliver a speech highlighting his individual background and accomplishments apart from his father and brother, and lay out a forward-looking vision for the country.

Bush, 62, is ending a six-month exploration phase that allowed him to raise unlimited sums of money for the super PAC that will undergird his campaign but left little doubt along the way that this day was coming. As he becomes the eleventh declared candidate in the crowded Republican field, Bush is vowing to run hard in every state, and to maintain the same message throughout the long nomination process, rather than tacking to the right just to win the primary and then reversing course come the general election.

“I will campaign as I would serve, going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching, and staying true to what I believe,” Bush will say, according to a draft of his speech. “I will take nothing and no one for granted. I will run with heart. I will run to win.”

Bush is due to speak at Miami Dade College, the largest and most diverse college in the country. He plans to remind the audience of the sweeping conservative reforms he enacted as Florida governor and his commitment to governing based on free-market principles that will create economic and educational opportunities for people to “rise up.”

“We will take command of our future once again in this country,” Bush will say. “We will lift our sights again, make opportunity common again, get events in the world moving our way again.”

Unlike some politicians known for more electrifying, soaring rhetoric, Bush will argue that he’s a proven leader who’s shown an ability to put ideas and tough talk into practice, pointing to Florida’s economic growth during his two terms, the education reforms he enacted and his penchant for vetoing spending bills.

“We will take Washington – the static capital of this dynamic country – out of the business of causing problems. We will get back on the side of free enterprise and free people. I know we can fix this.

Because I’ve done it.”

Bush’s mother is expected to attend the announcement, but his brother and father are not likely to be there — a decision that underscores Bush’s desire to present himself as his own man and candidate. The Jeb! logo that Bush revived over the weekend from his past campaigns also makes the point.

And despite raising an anticipated $100 million, Bush’s “shock and awe” strategy has failed to play out the way he told donors it would.

His team now foresees a long, hard fight for the nomination that will require the former Florida governor, eight years removed from holding elected office, to win the hearts and minds of a primary electorate that seems more enthralled with younger, more fiery candidates.

In his speech and the broader campaign that will take shape, Bush is attempting to fuse his personal style of “joyful” campaigning, eschewing the politics of grievance that now animates the Republican base, to his record and an agenda that he will argue is bold and deeply conservative.

“My message will be an optimistic one because I am certain that we can make the decades just ahead in America the greatest time ever to be alive in this world.”

From here, Bush heads off on an announcement tour that will take him through the first three states on the 2016 calendar. He’ll hold events Tuesday in Derry, New Hampshire, Wednesday in Pella, Iowa, and Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/0...#ixzz3d9qV1lJy

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Jeb Bush makes it official: 'I will run to win'

In announcement speech, Bush will emphasize the conservative reforms he enacted as Florida governor

By ELI STOKOLS
6/15/15 2:34 PM EDT

MIAMI — Jeb Bush has become the third member of his family to seek the White House, finally making his intentions official here Monday afternoon in his adopted hometown where he will deliver a speech highlighting his individual background and accomplishments apart from his father and brother, and lay out a forward-looking vision for the country.

Bush, 62, is ending a six-month exploration phase that allowed him to raise unlimited sums of money for the super PAC that will undergird his campaign but left little doubt along the way that this day was coming. As he becomes the eleventh declared candidate in the crowded Republican field, Bush is vowing to run hard in every state, and to maintain the same message throughout the long nomination process, rather than tacking to the right just to win the primary and then reversing course come the general election.

“I will campaign as I would serve, going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching, and staying true to what I believe,” Bush will say, according to a draft of his speech. “I will take nothing and no one for granted. I will run with heart. I will run to win.”

Bush is due to speak at Miami Dade College, the largest and most diverse college in the country. He plans to remind the audience of the sweeping conservative reforms he enacted as Florida governor and his commitment to governing based on free-market principles that will create economic and educational opportunities for people to “rise up.”

“We will take command of our future once again in this country,” Bush will say. “We will lift our sights again, make opportunity common again, get events in the world moving our way again.”

Unlike some politicians known for more electrifying, soaring rhetoric, Bush will argue that he’s a proven leader who’s shown an ability to put ideas and tough talk into practice, pointing to Florida’s economic growth during his two terms, the education reforms he enacted and his penchant for vetoing spending bills.

“We will take Washington – the static capital of this dynamic country – out of the business of causing problems. We will get back on the side of free enterprise and free people. I know we can fix this.

Because I’ve done it.”

Bush’s mother is expected to attend the announcement, but his brother and father are not likely to be there — a decision that underscores Bush’s desire to present himself as his own man and candidate. The Jeb! logo that Bush revived over the weekend from his past campaigns also makes the point.

And despite raising an anticipated $100 million, Bush’s “shock and awe” strategy has failed to play out the way he told donors it would.

His team now foresees a long, hard fight for the nomination that will require the former Florida governor, eight years removed from holding elected office, to win the hearts and minds of a primary electorate that seems more enthralled with younger, more fiery candidates.

In his speech and the broader campaign that will take shape, Bush is attempting to fuse his personal style of “joyful” campaigning, eschewing the politics of grievance that now animates the Republican base, to his record and an agenda that he will argue is bold and deeply conservative.

“My message will be an optimistic one because I am certain that we can make the decades just ahead in America the greatest time ever to be alive in this world.”

From here, Bush heads off on an announcement tour that will take him through the first three states on the 2016 calendar. He’ll hold events Tuesday in Derry, New Hampshire, Wednesday in Pella, Iowa, and Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/0...#ixzz3d9qV1lJy

I SAY YOU SHOULD RETIRED AT 62 COME ON NOW FROM THE LOOK OF THE WH THEY ALL SHOULD BE RETIRED BY NOW & YOU ALL ARE OVER THE HILL THEY SHOULD HAVE YOU ALL RETIRED BY NOW

Sounds to me like he is trying to represent himself as a compassionate conservative. Hmmm. we had one of those, I don't think that was so good for us. Next?

The Bushes have done enough damage to the United States. When they run to win, Americans lose. Make sure he's not on the Republican ballot in November of 2016.

WE DON'T WANT YOU JEB!!! GAG ME!! There should be a law against political dynasties. And, isn't having Hildabeast as President the same as having Bill elected for a third and/or fourth term??

Originally Posted by trixie

WE DON'T WANT YOU JEB!!! GAG ME!! There should be a law against political dynasties. And, isn't having Hildabeast as President the same as having Bill elected for a third and/or fourth term??

Yes, it is!