This Week in Awkward Campaign Moments : Daniel Doherty

This Week in Awkward Campaign Moments : Daniel Doherty

So what awkward things happened this week on the campaign trail? Let's take a look.

First thing's first, as a result of supposedly 'slumping' in the polls, Jeb Bush made an executive, altogether abrupt decision. Drum roll, please:   http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/us/politics/jeb-bush-staff-danny-diaz-david-kochel.html?_r=1

Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he felt compelled to reorganize his political team — and pick a new, unexpected campaign manager — "based on the skills of people that I got to know" and the "magnitude of the journey" he faces as a candidate.
In his first remarks about the reshuffling, Mr. Bush, a former governor of Florida, pleaded for patience and played down the idea that he was displeased with his standing in a crowded Republican field. He is expected to formally enter the race next week. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/jeb_bush/index.html?inline=nyt-per   http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/06/08/a-week-from-launch-jeb-bush-names-and-reshuffles-his-team/    http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/06/08/hints-and-whispers-preceded-changes-in-jeb-bushs-team/

I'm sorry, that looks pretty bad. Then again, he's doing well in New Hampshire and in national polling, too. So what's the big deal? Is the media making this a bigger story than it is?    http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2015/06/09/nh-gop-poll-bush-23-walker-13-n2010246  http://townhall.com/polltracker/

Maybe not. Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was blindsided twice this week by the New York Times, which accused him of both being a hazardous driver and a compulsive spender. However, to paraphrase the words of a prominent Chicago Democrat, he did not let the crisis go to waste:    http://hotair.com/archives/2015/06/11/why-is-jeb-bushs-campaign-surprised-that-he-isnt-running-away-with-the-race/   http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/06/05/impeach-rubio-and-wife-have-received-17-traffic-tickets-since-1997-n2008630    http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/06/09/nyt-the-rubios-were-totally-broke-when-they-were-younger-guys-n2010147      http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-rubio-raises-big-bucks-after-nyt-story-on-personal-finances/

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is raising campaign funds to attack an "elitist liberal media" agenda, after two recent New York Times articles investigated the Rubio family's financial troubles over the years.
The campaign has raised a total of $100,000 since the Times stories ran, a campaign source confirmed to CBS News.   https://marcorubio.com/liberal-media-alert/     http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/us/politics/marco-rubio-finances-debt-loans-credit.html

Not a bad haul, all things considered. Which brings us to our next fun, awkward moment of the week: Presidential contender and "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders took the gloves off a few days ago, accusing his opponent of engaging in some, well, rather shady activities:       https://twitter.com/McCormackJohn/status/609009481062735872                                           http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2015/06/13/from-the-trail-5-important-developments-this-week-n2011314?utm_source=TopBreakingNewsCarousel&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=BreakingNewsCarousel

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