Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Could Jeb get the GOP nod?

Here's an intriguing article (Jeb in 2008?) about the feasibility of a Jeb Bush candidacy in 2008. Here's an excerpt, explaining how changes to the primary schedule could provide an opening for a Knight in Shining Armour Candidate:
"RATHER THAN PROVIDING UNSTOPPABLE momentum to any one candidate, in other words, the widespread voting on Feb. 5 could serve to keep all three 'major' candidates and even a couple of minor ones alive. Nobody could claim a mandate, the vitriol would continue to grow, and the dissatisfaction already being voiced by conservatives might take on pandemic proportions.

Meanwhile, a number of states may have qualifying dates for candidates or delegates that post-date Feb. 5. Nine states still won't vote until May. A white night with a big enough name could conceivably jump in the race, sweep all the later contests, and lay claim to be the candidate of consensus and unity. Think of another president's brother, Bobby Kennedy in 1968, and you get the idea."
One thing not mentioned in the article and that I haven't heard anyone else mention is the fact that any "Bush fatigue" would be much less of a factor in a primary than it would purportedly be in a general election.

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