I don’t think Jeb Bush would be popular in primaries, going through that whole process. Even if there are backroom deals, I don’t think he could win Iowa for example. New Hampshire? The first two primaries, I don’t know.
"I don’t think Jeb Bush would be popular in primaries, going through that whole process. Even if there are backroom deals, I don’t think he could win Iowa for example. New Hampshire? The first two primaries, I don’t know."
The problem is that if the GOP-e's pick loses, they just change the rules, etc. in midgame to get the result they want. Case in point: Rick Santorum won Iowa... which we didn't find out until weeks later, when it was too late to matter. Instead, the GOP-e made big fanfare that Romney "won", and that was really all he needed from that point.
Jeb might last about as long as ‘presumptive’ Giuliani lasted in 2008. What does he bring to the table that a dozen other candidates don’t have? Daddy and Bro — neither of which were ‘great’ presidents. Daddy lost to upstart Clinton. Bro was noted as open-checkbook George and the economy actually broke on his watch — where the bailouts started.
I have doubts that Hillary will be the Dem nominee. She got sidelined in 2008 on her way to her coronation then. There is a sizeable faction who do not like the Clintons.