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Noncandidate Bush woos packed house in Cedar Rapids
Jeb Bush makes clear that he’s not running for president. At least not yet.
The [Cedar Rapids] Gazette
by James Q. Lynch
March 7, 2015
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(Image credits: Michael Noble Jr./The Gazette)
Excerpt:
Jeb Bush makes clear that he’s not running for president. At least not yet.
The distinction seemed lost on 150 or more people who came out to see him at a southwest Cedar Rapids pizza restaurant Saturday evening.
Although many of those who waited nearly an hour or more for Bush to arrive said they were merely curious to see him, there was no lack of enthusiasm as he spoke and answered questions for more than 30 minutes.
“He helped himself tonight,” said Mike Vestle of Marion, who described himself as a longtime political observer. “He gave thoughtful, detailed answers and he positively featured his record, which is impressive.”
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That was a point Bush made, frequently working the word “conservative” into his comments during his first public, retail campaign-style appearance in Iowa. It was at Pizza Ranch on Cedar Rapids west-side, a Democratic stronghold that rarely hosts GOP events.
Before Bush arrived, Pizza Ranch owner Brandon Pratt went through several maneuvers to make space for the crowd. He asked people who had not RSVP’d to move to the overflow area. Then he removed all the dining tables to increase the capacity from about 75 to about 120. A speaker was set up in the main dining room to accommodate the overflow.
Bush, who began by saying he was “having a blast here in Iowa,” recalled the last time he was in Cedar Rapids was in 1980 when he campaigned for his father, George H.W. Bush.
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http://thegazette.com/subject/news/n...apids-20150307
Jeb Bush makes clear that he’s not running for president. At least not yet.
The [Cedar Rapids] Gazette
by James Q. Lynch
March 7, 2015
Jeb Bush Cedar Rapids Iowa a.jpgJeb Bush Cedar Rapids Iowa b.jpgJeb Bush Cedar Rapids Iowa c.jpg
(Image credits: Michael Noble Jr./The Gazette)
Excerpt:
Jeb Bush makes clear that he’s not running for president. At least not yet.
The distinction seemed lost on 150 or more people who came out to see him at a southwest Cedar Rapids pizza restaurant Saturday evening.
Although many of those who waited nearly an hour or more for Bush to arrive said they were merely curious to see him, there was no lack of enthusiasm as he spoke and answered questions for more than 30 minutes.
“He helped himself tonight,” said Mike Vestle of Marion, who described himself as a longtime political observer. “He gave thoughtful, detailed answers and he positively featured his record, which is impressive.”
...
That was a point Bush made, frequently working the word “conservative” into his comments during his first public, retail campaign-style appearance in Iowa. It was at Pizza Ranch on Cedar Rapids west-side, a Democratic stronghold that rarely hosts GOP events.
Before Bush arrived, Pizza Ranch owner Brandon Pratt went through several maneuvers to make space for the crowd. He asked people who had not RSVP’d to move to the overflow area. Then he removed all the dining tables to increase the capacity from about 75 to about 120. A speaker was set up in the main dining room to accommodate the overflow.
Bush, who began by saying he was “having a blast here in Iowa,” recalled the last time he was in Cedar Rapids was in 1980 when he campaigned for his father, George H.W. Bush.
...
Read more at:
http://thegazette.com/subject/news/n...apids-20150307
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