National Politics - 2016

Jeb Bush Getting Neo-Confederate SC Support?

ARE LINDSEY GRAHAM’S CONTROVERSIAL CONSULTANTS BACKING ESTABLISHMENT “REPUBLICAN?” Earlier this month, former Florida governor Jeb Bush was protested by a group of Confederate flag supporters at the S.C. State House. “Jeb Bush is a traitor to Southern Heritage,” one of the placards at the protest rally read. Take a look…

ARE LINDSEY GRAHAM’S CONTROVERSIAL CONSULTANTS BACKING ESTABLISHMENT “REPUBLICAN?”

Earlier this month, former Florida governor Jeb Bush was protested by a group of Confederate flag supporters at the S.C. State House.

“Jeb Bush is a traitor to Southern Heritage,” one of the placards at the protest rally read.

Take a look …

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Of course as we’ve noted previously, “Southern Heritage” supporters at the grassroots level in South Carolina aren’t always of the same mind as their Confederate “generals.”  In fact the divide between these two factions became abundantly clear last summer during the debate over the Confederate flag‘s removal from the grounds of the S.C. State House.

Anyway …

As a candidate, Bush made no bones about his views on the Confederate flag – calling it a “racist” symbol during a June 2015 visit to Nephron Pharmaceuticals, the site of one of S.C. governor Nikki Haley‘s most infamous crony capitalist failures.

“If you’re trying to lean forward rather than live in the past, you want to eliminate the barriers that create disagreements,” Bush said in response to a question from one of the company’s black employees.

But now – with uber-liberal U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Bush – the neo-Confederate political consulting empire of Richard Quinn and Associates could be on the verge of rallying behind Bush’s bid.

Sources tell us a deal between “the Quinndom” and Bush’s presidential backers is imminent – which would put the services of South Carolina’s largest (and arguably most influential) political consulting firm in Bush’s column during the final month before the Palmetto State’s “First in the South” presidential primary.

The deal may have even included the endorsement of Graham as a “sweetener.”

Richard Quinn Sr. – the patriarch of the “Quinndom” – denied that his firm had reached a deal with Bush or any other entity supporting his presidential bid.

When asked whether he was “in negotiations” with Bush or pro-Bush organizations, he declined to comment.

Since narrowly winning the 2008 S.C. presidential primary with liberal U.S. Senator John McCain, the “Quinndom” hasn’t had much success in presidential politics.  In 2012, the firm put its muscle behind former Utah governor Jon Huntsman – an effort that flamed out spectacularly.

Huntsman received the endorsement of The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper, but that was about it.  He failed miserably to connect with Palmetto voters – and dropped out of the race six days before the “First in the South” primary.

In the waning moments of that race, Quinn endorsed another liberal “Republican” – former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich – but it’s not clear if his eleventh hour support contributed anything whatsoever to Gingrich’s victory.

This year, “the Quinndom” has been supporting Graham – another dubious effort.

Last April, Graham was polling at 15 percent in his home state – and appeared well-positioned to play the role of spoiler in this pivotal early primary.  By the time he abandoned his presidential bid last month, though, his support had plummeted all the way to 1.7 percent.

Again, in his own state …

According to aggregate polling data from Real Clear Politics, Bush is currently supported by 10 percent of likely South Carolina “Republican” voters – trailing frontrunner Donald Trump (35 percent), Ted Cruz (20.5 percent) and Marco Rubio (11.5 percent).

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25 comments

Ms. Lindsey January 18, 2016 at 2:18 pm

The people love me. The people that work for Raytheon, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, & various other MIC benefactors.

They are the only people that count.

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Typical South Carolinian January 18, 2016 at 2:54 pm

We don’t care. We’re too stupid to actually vote. We’d rather bitch online all day like the fat, unemployed losers we are.

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9" January 18, 2016 at 2:20 pm

Honey don’t walk out I’m too drunk to follow
You know you won’t feel this way tomorrow
Well, maybe I’m a little rough around the edges
Inside a little hollow
I get faced with some things sometimes
That are so hard to swallow
Hey hey hey!

I was born a rebel
Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning
Yeah with one foot in the grave
And one foot on the pedal
I was born a rebel

Well she picked me up in the morning
And she paid all my tickets
Yeah she screamed in the car
And threw me out in the thicket
Well I never would’ve dreamed
That her heart was so wicked
Oh but I keep coming back
Cause it’s so hard to kick it

I was born a rebel
Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning
Yeah with one foot in the grave
And on e foot on the pedal
I was born a rebel

Even before my father’s fathers
They called us all rebels
Burned our cornfields
And left our cities leveled
I can still see the eyes
Of those blue bellied devils
When I’m walking round tonight
Through the concrete and metal

I was born a rebel
Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning
Yeah with one foot in the grave
And one foot on the pedal
I was born a rebel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E_LlwlCIiw

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Sic Semper Tyrannis January 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Ever listen to Rebel Son?

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9" January 18, 2016 at 2:32 pm Reply
Sic Semper Tyrannis January 18, 2016 at 2:35 pm

Have to get back later, working.

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flip January 18, 2016 at 2:36 pm

Work? What’s that?

CorruptionInColumbia January 18, 2016 at 9:16 pm

You always manage to find obscure, but nonetheless good, music!

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9" January 19, 2016 at 1:22 pm

anyting for cic

U2 January 18, 2016 at 6:35 pm

get a room

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9" January 18, 2016 at 6:38 pm

Are you the lead singer? Boner?

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Sic Semper Tyrannis January 18, 2016 at 6:54 pm

Want to join?

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erneba January 18, 2016 at 2:23 pm

These days, being so low in the polls, Bush would kiss a turd, if it promised to vote for him.

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Orange Turd January 18, 2016 at 2:45 pm

I doubt Trump would let Jeb kiss him?

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vicupstate January 18, 2016 at 2:24 pm

The latest poll has Bush gaining and now in 3rd place.

Is SC going to come to the Bushes rescue yet again?

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Newt Gingrich January 18, 2016 at 2:38 pm

He could jump to first place if he would just have an affair rumor come out.

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Bigots for Trump January 18, 2016 at 3:13 pm

Or he could speak about Kenya anti-colonial mindsets.

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Bigots for Trump January 18, 2016 at 3:01 pm

Trump has a lock on the racist vote. They even created a Super Pac to support him.

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Trumptards January 18, 2016 at 6:32 pm

And that is why FitsNews and most of it’s readers support Trump

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David C January 18, 2016 at 8:43 pm

Not all bigots are Trump supporters, but all Trump supporters are bigots.

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Dave Ruth January 18, 2016 at 3:43 pm

Why ya crying Little Jeb ?? Daddy, you asked what I wanted for Christmas & I told you I wanted you to buy me an Election !!!!!! Wah !! Wah !!! Wah !!! They are not even letting me be at the next big boys debate !! Daddy, gimmie more money from Mr Barkwey & Mr Leman & Mr Wall Stweet !!!!

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fatback January 18, 2016 at 6:38 pm

Fits better hire more minions. Postings getting slack. chop chop

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a_hick_in_hixville January 19, 2016 at 5:27 am

Any Bush will take any help to advance their pursuit of power, privilege or wealth from any source, as long as they have plausible deniability. They are “decent” that way.

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Tee January 19, 2016 at 9:27 am

More concerned about the redneck white trash endorsements that Corley, Chumley, Bedenfield and Pitts give and to who.

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Toyota Kawaski January 19, 2016 at 4:52 pm

quinDUMB WILL BE laughing all the way to the bank. Big Bucks for distant 4th probably 5th place finish. Dam and to think rising star Taylor could get him 3/4 for half the money.

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