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[FtsH]

His big fat mess was beyond rescue...that's it. Don't blame money.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Consultants making bank as usual.

Damn straight

Pay us to tell you things you sort of knew from the start but were too stubborn to follow through on

Spoiler

that will be $10 please

 

[geomon]

I'll die happy if I never see another Bush in office.

 

[Escape Goat]

Its amazing how much conventional political wisdom has no meaning anymore.

 

[Fugs Nugget]

The title should say that $130 million was spent on Jeb Bush with nothing to show for it, not that he spent $130 million. The way it is now has a tiny chance of giving the impression that he was spending his own money which is a slap in the face and an insult to anyone who actually works for their money.

 

[SaviourMK2]

He could've used that money to fix Flint's water problem, break it, and do it again. Maybe he would've polled better.
Old fashioned conservative campaigning is dead.

EDIT: Who do you think is next n the pecking list

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Jeb was more entertaining than most movies with a $130 million budget.

 

[Kinyou]

The amount of money that gets spend on political campaigns is crazy. And in this case it's all down the drain

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

This elections shows that, left or right, people can actually make a difference when they vote and that just because someone has a major superPAC backing them it doesn't mean they are actually gonna be an automatic win.

 

[jstripes]

$88,387 to add an exclamation point to his name.

To defend the indefensible, that total typically includes all the supplementary design work that goes along with it: Stationery, stickers, print and digital media, t-shirts, banners, signs, the wrap on the tour bus, etc.

Jeb was more entertaining than most movies with a $130 million budget.

But I thought Americans clapped at movies.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

This elections shows that, left or right, people can actually make a difference when they vote and that just because someone has a major superPAC backing them it doesn't mean they are actually gonna be an automatic win.

A metric ton of money has just always been about more influence, never about an automatic win.

I'll tell you what though. You rather be the one with the money than the one without. This campaign season we'll see more record breaking.

 

[Strike]

At least we got some entertainment out of it.

 

[Macam]

Eh...it could have been worse.

Hillary spent $229.4 million on her 2008 run according to opensecrets.org

Sure, but she also got way, way further in the Democratic primaries than Jeb. Jeb was basically blowing money just to try to stay out of Gilmore territory.

 

[LosDaddie]

I mean, I enjoyed watching all that $130M go down the drain. And i'm sure the money somewhat stimulated the local economies he campaigned in.

So it's not a total loss

 

[Androidsleeps]

I have a feeling he'll be back in 4 years time.

Ain't nobody is gonna waste another dime on this mess, also I feel like he's gonna check into a mental institution soon..much therapy is needed after all this. *air horn*.

 

[Merc_]

The comedy train never stopped rolling with Jeb!

$130 million well spent.

 

[reelbigtink]

"I like keeping our country safe"
*tire screech*

LOL

I'm crying over here. I haven't laughed this hard in years.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

What a sad and hilarious story.

 

[makingmusic476]

The only time it trickles down: wealthy donors funding campaigns doomed to failure.

 

[Cipherr]

America is done with that family. Even if he wasn't uncharismatic and weird he still wouldn't have had a chance, the memory of his brother is too fresh in everyone's minds.

 

[KillerBEA]

There was Jeb Bush advertising? $80+ million of it?

I guess those ugly as sin red billboards with Jeb Bush quotes cost $80 million . I swear I couldn't go more than .5 mile without seeing one when driving to work.

 

[darkwing-buck]

Jeb Bush giving out mini turtles to people is some of the funniest shit I've seen

https://youtu.be/7yHckRTkcZg?t=31s

 

[SolarPowered]

A Tribute To Jeb Bush by Vic Berger

They did it

They really did it

I feel bad for a Bush

 

[Jorok Goldblade]

It all goes back into the economy. Everyone spends a shitload during major election cycles, and in the end 1 person wins and all the others have nothing to show for it.

Except book sales and a timeslot on Fox News.