Sort of but not quite. The premise of this article and the statement I wrote are about politicians doing the right thing even when it is unpopular.
Yes, that is your premise. But not the article's premise.
Read again:
he won't send in the National Guard - as Reagan (and Mack) would. And that's why, unlike Reagan, he will never be President.
Therefore, since Jeb won't sent in the troops, he could never be elected president.