Bush, like his father and Dole, was a product of the GOP machine. The wise men got together pre-2000 and decided what was needed was a Southern governor with name recognition. That boiled down to George and Jeb. They picked GW.
Thankfully we don't have a system that involves the voters. </sarcasm>
You’re ridiculous.
Terry Reed in “Compromised” predicted this, at a time when I hadn’t even heard of GW or Jeb.