Maybe size does matter.
Fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush tried to steal Donald Trump’s thunder in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday, but the move proved to be full of hot air.
As Trump electrified the largest crowd of the presidential campaign season to date, the pro-Bush Right to Rise super-PAC launched a banner message to fly over the event on a small plane.
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The message read “Trump 4 Higher Taxes, Jeb 4 Prez.”
Political observer Lisa B. summed up the problem in one tweet: “Never ever try to upstage Trump. Out think him, yes; but upstage him? Not gonna happen.”
A pro-Jeb plane taunts with its own flyby. @murphymike tells WaPo it was paid for by Right to Rise super PAC. pic.twitter.com/t97GKtAvL5
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 21, 2015
@LeniseLigon “Trump 4 Higher Taxes, Jeb 4 Prez” plane flying around the Trump event pic.twitter.com/ftE4leRoj2
— Brandan (@iBrandan) August 21, 2015
Like clockwork, the action was the subject of imitation and mockery by clever users of social media:
MT @costareports A pro-Jeb plane taunts with its own flyby…paid for by Right to Rise super PAC. pic.twitter.com/bbSRxEpICr
— k8 (@rolling_2) August 21, 2015
“@costareports: A pro-Jeb plane taunts with its own flyby. @realDonaldTrump @JebBush The difference in the size of their planes says it all. — Leisure (@Buster9730) August 22, 2015
@costareports @murphymike Wont vote for either of them but gotta say: just in terms of the size of the planes, Bush looks weak here
— prayerborne (@prayerborne) August 21, 2015
@costareports @murphymike sad little !Jeb plane…. — RON COULTER (@RONCOULTER) August 21, 2015
@costareports @murphymike @that is so sad. Really Jeb? NOT a good way to crash the party! A bit humiliating 4 U.
— Krista (@MommaPub) August 22, 2015
@costareports “Right To Rise”? What is Jeb, bread dough? @murphymike — Snap_Politics (@Snap_Politics) August 22, 2015
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