Bush was one of those whose numbers actually went down after the debate, even though he had the 2nd highest amount of face time/questions.
That should reverberate through the RNC and ‘major donors’.
Bush 1 lost after one term to the hick from Arkansas.
Bush 2 barely beat Gore and Kerry.
The Bush name is still toxic. Obama won 2 terms by running against it.
The 800 lb. gorilla in the room. It's infuriating to hear commentators on radio and TV casually including Jeb in the list of GOP contenders without pointing that out.