Things are bad and getting worse for Jeb Bush. Just look at this chart.

Washington Post ^ | 11/23/15 | Chris Cillizza

[jimbo123]

Since early 2014, The Washington Post and ABC News have been polling on the 2016 Republican presidential race. (Let's save the "it's too early to poll!!" thing for another day, shall we?) At no point in those two years has Jeb Bush ever been in as bad a shape as he is in the new Post-ABC poll released Sunday.

Here's Jeb's support in a hypothetical national primary vote over that time.

Six percent. Six! That's roughly one-fifth the support enjoyed by Donald Trump, the leader in the new Post-ABC survey. It's also a precipitous fall from Bush's peak in March when he stood at 21 percent in the poll. There have been four Post-ABC polls done since late July; Bush started at 12, went to 8 percent in September, 7 percent in October and is now down to 6 percent.

Yes, you are right to point out, Bush supporter, that there is no such thing as a national primary - that this is a made-up construction of the media. The problem with that argument is two-fold: 1) Bush isn't in better shape in Iowa (5th) or New Hampshire (5th) than he is nationally and 2) this race is more nationalized than any in recent memory thanks to the presence of Donald Trump in it.

The national polling - and in particular, Jeb's trend line - reflects the fact that the buzz surrounding him has absolutely cratered over the past few months.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“I don’t think Jeb’s fall has reached terminal velocity yet. Watch out for the graph crash crater. There is going to be ejecta.”

Maybe the reason he’s stayed in this long is that maybe he thinks that flapping his arms really fast with that kind of downhill speed he’ll suddenly start gaining altitude.

[Twinkie]

There are just so many running. And so much history with
the Bush family. He should just call it a day & quit
struggling with it. It’s not his fault. Just too many, too
much history & too much competition.

[bimboeruption]

I LOVE THAT!

[gwgn02]

It is his fault...he’s a worthless RINO sellout. The entire Bush clan is half responsible for the mess we are in as a country.

[oldvirginian]

Jeb doesn’t realize it yet, but America has Schiavo’d his campaign.

[CPT Clay]

You’re doin a heck of a job Brownie.

[tflabo]

Humpty Yebty won’t build the wall,
Humpty Yebty will have a bad Fall,
All of Rove’s horsebutts, and GOPe friends,
Can’t put El Yebty together again

[Joe Boucher]

this boob can spend as much money as possible and still I will not vote for another Bush.

[Jack Hydrazine]

That’s a definite winner right there!

Send it the RNC!

[Twinkie]

Jeb is likely financially set for life & should just go on
and retire. - Little George let the “Golden Boy” Hussein
lead him around by the nose even before the election. He
looked like a deer in the headlights and Hussein did, too.
McCain didn’t really want to win; Sarah did not like to
lose. I don’t think Sarah should worry about running for
public office any more; but I’d sure take her over Hitler-y
any day. The media will inflate Clinton, of course, until
you’d think she was the Second Coming incarnate. Hitler-y
is all the Democrats have.

[ontap]

Jebs’ campaign is cu-put...he just doesn't know it.