New Jeb Bush ad uses Rick Santorum’s stumble to take shot at Marco Rubio
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks during a town hall meeting in Pendelton, South Carolina. The former Florida governor is speaking more passionately as the New Hampshire primary approaches. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Jeb Bush is jumping on Rick Santorum’s inability to identify an accomplishment of Marco Rubio, using the footage of in a new television advertisement.

As first reported by CNN, the 60-second spot will start running in New Hampshire on Saturday. The advertisement features clips from Thursday’s interview with Santorum on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” During the interview, Santorum struggles to suggest something Rubio had done during his first term in the Senate.

After showing about 30 seconds of Santorum fumbling through the interview, Sean Hannity is heard interviewing Bush and rattling off a list of his accomplishments during his time in the governor’s mansion.

“I was a reform-minded conservative. I did cut taxes every year. I balanced budgets every year. When I left, there were $9 billion in reserves, we reduced the state government workforce by 13,000,” the former Florida governor is shown saying in the advertisement. “My record, I think, shows the path of what could happen in Washington, D.C.”

The advertisement is the second in as many days using the “Morning Joe” footage. On Thursday, Chris Christie released a 30-second spot based on the interview.

Recent polls show Rubio gaining ground in the Granite State. A NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll has Rubio in second place in New Hampshire with 17 percent. The survey found Bush was at 9 percent, and Christie was at 4 percent.

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