Jeb Bush's Latino Super PAC 'Vamos for Jeb' Stopping its Operations
With Jeb Bush's poll numbers performing badly in every poll, another unfortunate news comes as his Latino-centered super PAC was recently shut down.
The PAC called "Vamos for Jeb," sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission and said that it's stopping its operations, citing that it has not raised nor dispersed any funds.
The letter added that the only thing "Vamos for Jeb" ever did was some online activity on social media pages like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, which as of late, have already been deactivated, Politico has learned.
Claire Hardwick, founder of Conservative-leaning website Elephant News and one of the heads of the PAC, said in an interview that she started the movement, along with Andrea Wong, to give focus on Jeb's Latino supporters.
Back when Wong and Hardwick were still in the process of starting the super PAC, it was widely believed that Jeb Bush would be the GOP front-runner in the presidential elections.
These beliefs made sense back then; despite identifying as a conservative, Jeb's image was widely seen as moderate on many issues, particularly on the topic of immigration. Add to the fact that he was quite popular during his term as Florida's governor.
However, when current poll leader Donald Trump came into the scene, everything changed for Jeb and he is now witnessing his campaign's demise.
Trump came out guns blazing and said consecutive controversial statements after another, grabbing the attention of the media. He has defied expectations that his campaign would quickly crash and burn.
On the other hand, the latest numbers show that Bush is dead last in the polls, managing to get single digit numbers.
In the Iowa polls, Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are elbow to elbow with 25 percent, followed by Marco Rubio with 13 percent, Ben Carson with 11 percent and Bush with just nine percent, Latino Fox News reported.
As for New Hampshire, Jeb's also not faring so well as he also got another nine percent, far trailing Trump, who's sitting safely with 30 percent.
But according to UPI, Claire Hardwick still thinks that all is not lost for Jeb as she still believes that Latinos are still excited about him -- it's just that he does not have their attention.
She attributed this due to "Vamos for Bush," as it showed how excited Hispanic Americans are for Jeb Bush. Hardwick said, "We got a lot of followers. I still do think he will be the candidate to appeal to the Hispanics."
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