Suddes has some tenuous grip on reality:
Jeb Bush is the likely nominee because the Republican Establishment is behind him. The Establishment isn't ... comfortable ... with the so-called tea party, in Columbus or Washington. And the Establishment, except in 1964, when insurgent conservatives nominated Barry Goldwater, picks ... reasonable ... nominees.
"Reasonable" was Suddes word choice. But reason is something that Suddes lacks when he then lets the hope of his delusion get the better of him:
As for the Party of Lincoln and Reagan, ex-Florida Gov. John Ellis (Jeb) Bush will likely be Republicans' 2016 nominee. If so, Bush could carry Ohio. If he does, Bush becomes president.
Suddes is not alone. A guy named Carl Hiasson, down in Florida (where else?) thinks (apparently without laughing) Jeb could ruin Hillary's political run. According to Mr. Hiasson:
Jeb is definitely not whom she wants to face in the election.
Don't bet on that, Mr. Hiasson.
While forwardprogressives.com is an obvious left-wing website, and they probably harbor delusions of their own (such as believing Elizabeth Warren can win the 2016 Democratic nomination) they are firmly grounded in reality when it come to the Crown Prince: Republicans are Delusional: Jeb Bush Doesn't Stand a Chance at Becoming President. They offer the obvious:
But now Jeb Bush has sprung onto the scene and seems all but certain to be ready to throw his proverbial hat into the 2016 presidential ring. It makes sense; he was governor of Florida so they think he can carry a key swing state, he’s married to a Hispanic so they think he can lure in some of the Latino vote, and he has name recognition which is huge in politics. Though there’s just one key element Republicans seem to be missing: The American people have had enough of the Bush family. Let’s think about this realistically for a moment. His father George H. Bush failed to get re-elected and his brother George W. Bush only won the popular vote in one of his elections and left office with one of the lowest approval ratings of any president in U.S. history. So it’s not as if the American people are in love with the Bush family. Besides, his own mother essentially said she doesn’t think he should become president. And do Republicans really think that on the ballot box if the two last names they have to choose from are Clinton and Bush, that they’re going to choose Bush?
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