Democrats already digging dirt on Bush, Cruz, 2016 GOP lineup

[Geee]

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More than a year before Republicans pick their 2016 presidential nominee, a liberal super PAC, American Bridge, is readying the release of a “scouting report” on 20 potential GOP candidates — and building a team of scandal researchers and video trackers to follow every candidate.

 

Presented like a sports media guide, the advance copy provided to the Examiner is a researcher’s dream: a combination of biographical tidbits and controversy.

 

Former Bill Clinton aide Paul Begala writes in the foreword that “sunshine truly is the best disinfectant.”

 

 

And many of the Republicans featured in American Bridge’s “2016 Scouting Report” read like they need a dose.

 

Take the entry on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. In addition to its critical portrayal of the Tea Party favorite, the 194-page report takes a shot at his dad, Rafael, noting that he “has a history of inflammatory statements” such as suggesting that President Obama be sent “back to Kenya.”

 

Or the first apparent entry into the GOP primaries, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. The Scouting Report finds controversy in Bush's business dealings and his handing of the 2000 Florida presidential vote recount that in the end made his brother, George W. Bush, the 43rd president.

[Valin]

Already? Like they don't have an ongoing file on all those who may run. Just like the RNC on the Dem's.