◼ Several media outlets today have stated "Jeb Bush surges to 2016 GOP front-runner." Interesting, seeing as how every poll we've taken, with hundreds of comments each time, 95% vote "no." Do NOT let the media pick our candidate. - Join the Discussion on Facebook
Be sure to comment your opinion when you see those posts. So we ask YOU again: Jeb Bush 2016... Yes or No?
◼ CNN/ORC Poll: Bush surges to 2016 GOP frontrunner - CNN
◼ The former Florida governor was backed by 23 percent of respondents in a CNN/ORC poll. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came in second, with 13 percent; physician Ben Carson grabbed 7 percent; and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee both tallied 6 percent. - Washington Examiner
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan each scored 5 percent, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz polled at 4 percent.
Bush is one of the few candidates in the field to announce he's exploring a presidential run.
◼ GOP 2016 poll dilemma: To include Mitt or not? - Byron York/Washington Examiner @ByronYork
CNN breathlessly touted a new poll Sunday with the headline "Bush surges to 2016 GOP frontrunner." The network's Twitter feed was even more breathless: "BREAKING: Jeb zooms to top of GOP field." The poll in question found former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leading the Republican presidential field with 23 percent, in front of Chris Christie, with 13 percent, and Ben Carson, with 10 percent.
CNN's pollsters included a lot of names in the results. In addition to Bush, Christie, and Carson, they asked respondents about support for Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, Scott Walker, John Kasich, Rick Santorum, Mike Pence, and Rob Portman.
But amid all those names — 14 in all — CNN left one off: Mitt Romney. The 2012 Republican nominee has been leading the GOP field in surveys that include his name — indeed, he led CNN's November poll, with 20 percent to Bush's 9 percent. Did Romney's support disappear in the space of a month, even as Bush announced he is "actively exploring" a presidential run?
Unlikely. If CNN had included Romney in its poll, the 'Bush zooms' story probably wouldn't have been written.
