Jeb Bush's campaign outlined to supporters in stark terms the biggest weaknesses of primary challenger Marco Rubio, campaign documents from a donor meeting revealed Thursday.
Bush's campaign staff met with top donors in Houston earlier this week to keep them in the fold and delivered a 112-page document detailing how they would win the White House. U.S. News and World Report first reported on the Bush campaign's full game plan Thursday.
Bush has been struggling to find his footing in the Republican field he once led, even before his widely-panned performance at Wednesday's Republican debate. Following a modest fundraising haul in the quarter that ended in September, Bush began slashing expenses throughout his campaign -- the most expansive …show more content…
Coming to Rubio's defense, Beth Myers, who performed vetting for Mitt Romney's search for his vice presidential candidate, said their examination of Rubio turned up no red flags.
"As the senior Romney advisor who handled VP vetting and had access to all the vetting documents, I can say that Senator Rubio 'passed' our vetting and we found nothing that disqualified him from serving as VP," Myers said in a statement.
The Bush camp also presented donors with their plans for a January advertising blitz aimed at helping him in early nominating states. The $10.8 million in ad spending begins January 5 and is divided among New Hampshire (five weeks for $5.6 million,) South Carolina (seven weeks for $2.7 million) and Iowa ($1.4 million for four weeks.) The campaign is also spending $191,000 in Nevada, but only on conservative radio, online and some Hispanic
Bush's campaign staff met with top donors in Houston earlier this week to keep them in the fold and delivered a 112-page document detailing how they would win the White House. U.S. News and World Report first reported on the Bush campaign's full game plan Thursday.
Bush has been struggling to find his footing in the Republican field he once led, even before his widely-panned performance at Wednesday's Republican debate. Following a modest fundraising haul in the quarter that ended in September, Bush began slashing expenses throughout his campaign -- the most expansive …show more content…
Coming to Rubio's defense, Beth Myers, who performed vetting for Mitt Romney's search for his vice presidential candidate, said their examination of Rubio turned up no red flags.
"As the senior Romney advisor who handled VP vetting and had access to all the vetting documents, I can say that Senator Rubio 'passed' our vetting and we found nothing that disqualified him from serving as VP," Myers said in a statement.
The Bush camp also presented donors with their plans for a January advertising blitz aimed at helping him in early nominating states. The $10.8 million in ad spending begins January 5 and is divided among New Hampshire (five weeks for $5.6 million,) South Carolina (seven weeks for $2.7 million) and Iowa ($1.4 million for four weeks.) The campaign is also spending $191,000 in Nevada, but only on conservative radio, online and some Hispanic