The 43rd president is concerned he may be the last Republican to win the White House.
"I'm worried that I will be the last Republican president," George W. Bush said in April, according to Politico.
He made the comment to about 1,000 people at a staff reunion in Dallas, which Politico called a "shadow convention" in its Tuesday report.
Bush's fears are shared by other Republicans who say the party's presumptive GOP nominee, Donald Trump, has pushed away Latinos with his plan for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. He has also called for an immigration ban against Muslims and an end to certain international trade deals.
As Politico reported:
"In interviews with more than 40 of the Republican Party's leading strategists, lawmakers, fundraisers and donors, a common thread has emerged heading into the general election: Win or lose in November (and more expect to lose than not), they fear that Trump's overheated and racialized rhetoric could irreparably poison the GOP brand among the fastest-growing demographic groups in America."
Read more of Politico's report here.
#1: misterwhite To: Willie Green (#0)
No you're not. If you were, you'd be out there supporting Trump.
misterwhite posted on 2016-07-19 15:44:03 Reply Private Reply
#2: BorisY To: Willie Green (#0)
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BorisY posted on 2016-07-19 15:48:02 Reply Private Reply
#3: Don To: Willie Green (#0)
Don posted on 2016-07-19 18:05:18 Reply Private Reply
#4: rlk To: Willie Green (#0)
Just who made a bunch of culturally incompatible third worlders the fastest-growing demographic groups in America?
rlk posted on 2016-07-19 19:01:59 Reply Private Reply
#5: Willie Green To: rlk (#4)
Willie Green posted on 2016-07-19 19:51:33 Reply Private Reply
#6: rlk To: Willie Green (#5)
You're a liar.
rlk posted on 2016-07-20 01:31:31 Reply Private Reply
#7: Pericles To: Willie Green (#0)
Pericles posted on 2016-07-20 01:41:38 Reply Private Reply
#8: Pericles To: rlk, Willie Green (#6)
Pericles posted on 2016-07-20 01:42:19 Reply Private Reply
#9: rlk To: Pericles (#7)
He self-medicated for many years with booze. Maybe he uses a different pharmacy now.
rlk posted on 2016-07-20 01:56:35 Reply Private Reply
#10: Willie Green To: Pericles, rlk (#8)
A Reagan Legacy: Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants
Reagan's Amnistía for illegals & no punishment for employers opened the floodgates.
Willie Green posted on 2016-07-20 04:52:14 Reply Private Reply
#11: rlk To: Willie Green (#10)
rlk posted on 2016-07-20 11:08:36 Reply Private Reply
#12: Hondo68 To: misterwhite, Ready for Hillary, On the Bus (#1)
Trump would be doing much worse if W. were supporting him. The Bush family killed the GOP. They're poison, the kiss of death.
Your comment reveals that you're... Ready for Hillary!
Hondo68 posted on 2016-07-20 11:29:34 Reply Private Reply
#13: Willie Green To: rlk (#11)
Jorge Dubya Arbusto & Poppy Spook Daddy deserve their fair share of the blame.
Willie Green posted on 2016-07-20 13:00:35 Reply Private Reply
#14: Rufus T Firefly To: misterwhite (#1)
Too late, George.
That honor belongs to Calvin Coolidge
Rufus T Firefly posted on 2016-07-20 13:05:02 Reply Private Reply