# Bush and Romney not backing Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 7, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199 "2020-06-07T12:37:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/61 "2020-06-09T18:14:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I remember P.J. O’Rourke said that as much as he hated Hillary Clinton he was going to vote for her. He said she was wrong but within normal limits. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/62 "2020-06-09T19:20:16Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I remember P.J. O’Rourke said that as much as he hated Hillary Clinton he was going to vote for her. Yeah, but he’s pretty obscure. Plus, he can’t be a real conservative – he’s been on the Wait Wait panel! ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/63 "2020-06-09T21:20:09Z")
Bush’s spokesperson said he has not said anything about who he is voting for in Nov ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/64 "2020-06-09T21:40:43Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Bush’s spokesperson said he has not said anything about who he is voting for in Nov Trumps people want Bush to endorse Biden because they think it will help Trump and his antiestablishment followers. > **[Team Trump ‘Desperately’ Wants Bush to Endorse Biden. Some Dems Love the...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-desperately-wants-bush-to-endorse-biden-some-dems-love-the-idea-too)** > > A president once reviled could prove to be an easy punching bag for Trump or a signal of bipartisan appeal for Biden. Choose your own adventure. > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump and his political lieutenants are privately hoping that former President George W. Bush will endorse Joe Biden this cycle, creating a bizarre confluence of interests with an increasing number of Democrats who are hoping for the same. > > To Team Trump, a Bush endorsement of Biden would allow them to hitch a formerly unpopular GOP president and the personification of dynastic politics to the Democratic Party’s 2020 ticket. They believe that Bush’s backing would drive the progressive wing of the party into a tizzy, especially if the Democratic nominee were to accept and promote it, creating internal strife for Biden at a time when he needs unity. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/65 "2020-06-10T04:49:54Z")
I wonder if it would cause actual outrage among progressives. Bush the Lesser is certainly no progressive’s favorite President but he’s no Trump either. As for accepting and promoting such an endorsement, it gives Biden an opportunity to show that previous Presidents from both parties think he would be the best choice. Trump’s campaign can try to diminish that message by crapping on Bush if they so desire but I don’t feel like it’s a winning strategy. On the other hand, if the strategy does work then the Democrats can use it too. You think it hurts Biden to have an endorsement from Bush? Imagine what’s going to happen when Hillary endorses Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/66 "2020-06-10T09:27:56Z")
I don’t thing progressive Democrats would be thinking anything other than, “Trump is so bad that even Dubya’s against him!” ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/67 "2020-06-10T12:28:27Z")
Jeb’s son George P Bush endorsed Trump. He’s Texas land commisioner. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/68 "2020-06-10T13:31:06Z")
These 2016 Trump voters in Florida still support him: [A world away from Washington, loyal supporters stand by the President in Trump country | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/politics/trump-supporters-florida/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199/69 "2020-06-10T14:14:56Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Conspiring with a hostile foreign government to subvert the Presidential election is apparently OK. > Extortion of allies to further ones own goals and possibly help hostile foreign government, a-OK. > Obstruction of justice? Nothing to see here, that’s OK too. > Claiming that COVID is a Democratic hoax probably causing the deaths of 10’s of thousands of lives is apparently OK too. > … None of that turned out to be true. The second and third can be your opinion, but that’s it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-and-romney-not-backing-trump/855199.md?page=3)