[Zack Nguyen]

I would never vote for Jeb but, from a political management standpoint, I wondered why he continued to look so pathetic. Maybe his long absence caused some “ring rust” as they say in boxing, but he was never able to bob and weave or throw punches. He was quickly KO’d and went down for the count

I doubt there is much of a difference in Jeb's political skills. That was not his problem. His problem was that he is center-right, determined to get along with Democrats, accepting of the fundamental worldview of the left - that government is The Answer for most problems, and Republican voters simply will not accept that any longer. Not after 7 years of President Obama.

[Starboard]

I doubt there is much of a difference in Jeb’s political skills. That was not his problem.

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I was not contending that that was his only problem. Just saying it was ONE of his problems. I agree that he’s a big government guy and conservatives clearly saw that. He also had the Bush family baggage and sympathies with illegal immigrants. So there were many reasons why he lost but image management is very important in politics as it is in other professional endeavors. Perception has a way of becoming reality but Jeb’s people evidently never grasped the importance of image, tone and body language.

Even in boxing, you gotta look, act and talk like a winner if you want to have any chance of becoming a champion. :)