More bad news for Rove and his Crown Prince: campaign managers favor Paul

When you get outside of the rich donor bubble, JEB! 2016 is far from a sure thing, it seems. POLITICO conducted an "unscientific" poll of 25 Republican campaign managers, strategists, and aides, and found out something that ought to cause Karl Rove to have another on-air meltdown at FOX.  They preferred Rand Paul over JEB!, and other Establishment-tolerable candidates like Paul Ryan or Scott Walker.   Operatives mentioned Paul more than any other prospective candidate, and JEB! was well back in the second tier.

This doesn't mean Paul has any real chance to win the nomination, but it's more bad press against the credible idea of JEB! 2016.