Bush, losing fundraisers, is only one staff replacement from success
Jeb Bush, who together with his PACs has by far raised the most money in the past, seems to have some trouble raising money lately.
Three top Jeb Bush fundraisers abruptly parted ways with his presidential campaign on Friday, amid internal personality conflicts and questions about the strength of his candidacy, POLITICO has learned.
The departures came at a time of uncertainty for Bush. While he has had massive success raising money for his Super PAC, he is overseeing an official campaign that has many more staffers but far less money. Earlier this week, the New York Times revealed that it had taken steps to rein in some of its spending and had gone so far as to cut some employee salaries. And POLITICO reported one Bush fundraiser expressed concerns about the slowing pace of the campaign’s fundraising after Bush’s shaky debate performance.
Another campaign source, though, said the three fundraising consultants – who worked on contract and were not staffers – were let go because they weren’t raising enough money relative to how much they had been raising during the last financial quarter.
I think the core of the problem lies not in these staff members, but in a different staff member. I think a different staff member needs to be replaced to improve fundraising prospects. I think the problem is that the Bush campaign's nominee is deeply flawed and uninspiring, and if Bush replaced him, his campaign's fundraising would improve. Specifically, Bush should look for a nominee who:
1) Clearly supports building a wall across the border.
2) Denies amnesty to illegals here.
3) Won't inflame voters by speaking in Spanish about doing the wrong things for #1 and #2.
4) Doesn't mumble or look embarrassed, and is more high-energy.
5) Generally has a constitutionalist conservative agenda.
Do you think that replacing the nominee would give Bush's campaign to elect someone president a big boost?
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