Jeb Bush is treating his claim that he is Hispanic
like a big joke, but Florida Democrats are suggesting that Bush might
want to call his lawyer after he submitted false information on his
voter registration form.
The Florida Democratic Party tweeted:
The Bush campaign (in waiting) is treating the story like a big joke.
Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said, “It’s unclear where the
paperwork error was made. The Governor’s family certainly got a good
laugh out of it. He is not Hispanic.”
A paperwork error? Jeb Bush signed the voter
registration form. The Bush people are trying sell that somebody else
screwed up the voter registration form that Bush filled out and signed.
The same Republicans who are trying to make voting
more difficult for Hispanics and other minorities are happy to look the
other way when a Bush is involved. If a person who wasn’t a Bush made
the same mistake, one can be fairly certain that Republicans would use
the inconsistent information to deny a Hispanic voter their vote.
Bush’s felonious false information also
indirectly highlights the thorny issue of his support for immigration
reform. The (future) Bush campaign is trying to downplay their
candidate’s gung-ho support for comprehensive immigration reform.
Republican insiders are already worried that Jeb Bush is going to crash and burn.
The lukewarm reception that he has received from Republican voters has
created a wide open 2016 field for the Republican nomination. The double
standard that Republicans are applying to Bush is a slap in the face to
the millions of minority voters who have had their votes suppressed by
Republicans in the last twp presidential elections.
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