Jeb doesn't care what the CPAC straw poll showed, not a whit. He sleep-walked through the Hannity/Bush dog-and-pony show. His visit to this CPAC event was essentially a must-go courtesy call only.
The lightweight or faux conservatives who will egotistically enter the 2016 primaries (too many, of course) will split the conservative vote....while the soft-spoken, well-spoken, non-scary, non-threatening, teddy bear-ish Bush will be the big beneficiary of votes from the masses of low-information and center/left GOP voters.
This is the strategery scenario Jeb is visualizing for the primaries along with his veteran campaign staffers....a scenario they will promote along with a cooperative media and the establishment-controlled National Republican Committee.
Just because he finished last at CPAC shouldn't cause a single Republican to underestimate Jeb Bush....or to count him out.
Leni
Not to mention that he has multi millions - especially from big GOP donors... he can sit back - as you say sleepily - and let the USCofC etc. pour dinero upon him while the rest of the field struggles to compete for the remaining shekles. It was reported a short while back that it now takes $1 bil to run for Prez! Good grief! How much more corrupt can we get?! What chance does a populist have now?
Meantime the MSM promotes Jeb because they know he will bury the GOP field but hasn't got a prayer against their vicious Stalinist media scourging in the general election. Adios Prez cum USA; Holla Hildy / Lizzie ... ?
I believe he finished at the 5th place!!!
Has Florida had a better Governor than Jeb Bush???
I see a lot of Bush-haters on this thread, most NON-Floridians. What is it from Cpac that’s putting him in the “silent” corner, compared to the rest of the crowd, many NOT a NBC???
I believe he was one of the best Florida Governors in modern time!!!