--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I've heard this theory that this is…" description: "\"I've heard this theory that this is basically Jeb's [Bush] people trying to get their supporters to basically put the stake in Marco Rubio because if p..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/chris-hayes-2208_accepting_i-ve-heard-this-theory-that-this-is-basi_2580237.png" --- # I've heard this theory that this is basically Jeb's \[Bush\]… ![“I've heard this theory that this is basically Jeb's [Bush] people trying to get their supporters to basically put the stake in Marco Rubio because if people are talking about accepting [Donald] Trump over [Ted] Cruz, what they're really saying is Marco Rubio's no longer viable.” quote by Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/chris-hayes-2208_accepting_i-ve-heard-this-theory-that-this-is-basi_2580237.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/chris-hayes-2208_accepting_i-ve-heard-this-theory-that-this-is-basi_2580237.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/chris-hayes-2208_accepting_i-ve-heard-this-theory-that-this-is-basi_2580237.png) > “I've heard this theory that this is basically Jeb's \[Bush\] people trying to get their supporters to basically put the stake in Marco Rubio because if people are talking about accepting \[Donald\] Trump over \[Ted\] Cruz, what they're really saying is Marco Rubio's no longer viable.” [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. 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Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz finally gave up on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/we-got-the-clearest-picture-of-donald-trump-s-weaknesses-and/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) ## More by Chris Hayes > [There was a man named Robert Dear who in court said he was a warrior for the babies, whose ex-wife talked about his Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/there-was-a-man-named-robert-dear-who-in-court-said-he-was-a-warrior/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) > [ Ted Cruz who's been gaining on \[Donald\] Trump in Iowa and is polling ahead of him in the latest Monmouth poll would be quite… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/ted-cruz-who-s-been-gaining-on-donald-trump-in-iowa-and-is-polling/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) > [We have different expectations for different groups of people. 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And we see as calculated as these are, he has a knack for telling a certain segment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere-and-we-see-as-calculated-as-these/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) > [When you think about the current present value of the fossil fuel reserves that are on the books, the current fossil fuel companies, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/when-you-think-about-the-current-present-value-of-the-fossil-fuel/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) > [“White fear emanates from knowing that white privilege exists and the anxiety that it might end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/white-fear-emanates-from-knowing-that-white-privilege-exists-and-the/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) > [Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hayes/those-who-are-able-to-climb-up-the-ladder-will-find-ways-to-pull-it/) [Chris Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hayes/) > [ The \[Donald's\] Trump war on the press continues. 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If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-englert/there-is-something-about-the-south-that-accepts-the-supernatural-if/) [Alice Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-englert/) > [We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-voskamp/we-only-enter-into-the-full-life-if-our-faith-gives-thanks-because/) [Ann Voskamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-voskamp/) > [Don't be bitter. Everybody suffers. If you can accept your suffering then you will understand other people better. Be grateful for pain. Love life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/don-t-be-bitter-everybody-suffers-if-you-can-accept-your-suffering/) [Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/) > [It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one’s suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-takes-an-unusually-philosophic-mind-to-accept-that-all-one-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/no-nation-being-under-another-nation-can-accept-gifts-and-kick-at-the/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) > [Even with clothing naked animals, there were people who wanted to send in money. 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