“Of all the people running, he seems to be the one who could solve the problems”. “I don’t think she was prepared to endorse anyone else, but it’s nice validation, in case people were wondering”. The former first lady also appears to take a shot at Republican front-runner Donald Trump while promoting her son’s candidacy. After his remarks this week, I asked Bush to clarify his view.
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“He’s a gifted entertainer, but he’s not a conservative”, Bush said, citing Trump’s past support for Democrats, including the Clintons, past stances on social issues and previous support for a single-payer health care system, noting “that’s Bernie Sanders’ position”.
Bush responded to Trump’s tweet later Friday, writing, “I’d be careful Donald” with an embedded photo of the former first lady wearing football gear with eye block painted across her cheeks. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush – are longtime Florida residents.
Jeb Bush’s “favorite Bush” is now taking a more visible role in his campaign.
Barbara Bush’s hand-written letter is being distributed to voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and SC. According to the campaign, the letter was her idea, and when the campaign fact-checked the statistics she used about his record, they found them all to be accurate.
A Bloomberg Politics national poll taken in November shows that the popularity of the former president remains underwater with the public at large: 45 percent had a favorable view of the older Bush, compared to 50 percent who viewed him unfavorably. She told C-SPAN in 2014 that “There’s no question in my mind that Jeb is the best-qualified person to run for president, but I hope he won’t”.
Earlier in his address Wednesday, Bush had admonished that the US not be “a warmongering nation”-then called for the nation’s fourth full-scale military engagement against an Arab country in 15 years”.
“George W. did the same thing”.
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In late December, the super PAC supporting Bush’s campaign released an ad that featured a heated exchange the two candidates had during a GOP debate, during which Bush told Trump he can not insult his way to the White House. “I don’t know what you’re talking about”.
