I assume most of Bush’s supporters will not go to Trump so if Bush wanted to stop Trump, dropping out before super Tuesday is a good idea. I’m guessing his supporters will go to Rubio.
I wonder if Kasich will drop out for the same reason, in the hopes that his voters will go to Rubio and be able to stop Trump.
With the reasonable assumption that Kasich is going nowhere, that leaves the outright lunatics in the running. And assuming that Trump and Cruz are perceived as unelectable in the general, all that’s left now is the more subtle lunatic, who might actually be electable. What a scenario! Hard to know what Rubio would do first if elected: repeal the ACA, appoint Ted Cruz to replace Scalia, or start a couple of new Middle East wars? This is what the Republicans are left with. That, or Donald Trump.
You can say a lot about Republican voters, but at least they’re self aware enough to toss establishment hacks like Jeb to the curb. Meanwhile, back at the Dem ranch…
So basically a choice of right or left barrel? Interesting. 
Kasich is committed until Michigan. He won’t drop out until Rubio proves he can beat him in the establishment lane in states Kasich is actually trying to win.
Last time GOP won white house with no Bush or Nixon on the ticket? 1928 with Hoover.
Here’s Jeb!'s dropping-out speech, and CNN’s coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/politics/jeb-bush-drops-out-2016/index.html
Suck his thumb. The gulp a lot of water and buy some more guns.
Can we get some agent Orange around here, just to make sure that no other Bushes sprout up any time soon? Like in the next 200 years?
Bye-bye, Jeb! Rot in Hell with your brother.
Makes you wonder how much he did this to and for himself versus how much he took one for the team here.
Are you trying to imply that getting rid of serious candidates like Jeb Bush in favor of people like Trump and Cruz is something we should be trying to emulate??? We have a different word for “establishment hacks” on this side, we call them “people who actually know what the fuck they are doing”.
So are there any Hoover’s left around? It’s probably been long enough now for people to get over that whole Great Depression thing.
Yah, if the bottom 3 drop out and if all their votes go to either Cruz or Rubio, it puts them ahead of Trump, at least in SC. But that is a pretty big ‘if’.
Anyway, I don’t usually have a lot of kudos for GOP voters, but I am proud of you guys for having enough sense to at least not elect another Bush to the WH. Nice job, guys!
Did anyone else think Jeb! looked more relaxed at his concession speech that pretty much anywhere else in his campaign?
He’s got more brothers. I don’t know if Neil is viable after his escapades with Asian prostitutes, but look for Marvin! in 2020.
Neil’s pretty sleezy even for a Bush and Marvin’s kinda old to start a political career. But the wider clan is pretty huge. I doubt we’ve seen the last Bush appearence on a ballot.
Draft Allan Hoover III
Jeb? Jeb! Jeb.
Why would you characterize Jeb as a serious candidate?
How is the Bush family supposed to keep us safe now?
By staying the hell out of political office.
I am sure no one is more relieved this is over than Jeb! himself. All this campaigning and actually having to try and win votes, defend his performance, and explain his positions had to have taken it’s toll. I mean, sheesh, youda thunk people would just automatically vote Jeb! just because he’s a Bush.