Jeb Bush’s Conundrum
After a rough patch, the Republican presidential candidate is returning his campaign’s focus to his tenure as Florida’s governor.
PRISCILLA ALVAREZ
6:03 AM ET
At the start of this year, Jeb Bush was crowned the GOP frontrunner for 2016. And then came Donald Trump. Months later, Bush is polling in the single digits and struggling on the debate stage. So, on Monday, he hit the reset button,taking the focus of his campaign back to his governorship in Florida. But simply doubling down on his record in Florida may not be enough.
Bush launched his “Jeb Can Fix It” tour in his home state of Florida. It coincided with the release of his new e-book, Reply All, which shows the correspondence he had with Floridians while governor. And his stump speech quickly shed light on his ailing campaign and the advice he’s received to better it.
“Some advice is more strategic. Nail that zinger. Be angrier. Hide your inner wonk,” he said, “But I have learned two important things from my time serving the people of Florida: One, I can’t be someone I’m not. And, two, getting things done isn’t about yelling into a camera, or regurgitating sound bites free of substance.” But what’s been abundantly clear recently is that Bush has to fix his campaign strategy if he wants to win the nomination.
He's not white. He has an illegal wife! He's a traitor.
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