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Ryan RayJanuary 28, 2015

Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential exploratory efforts have been long on the money, but short on the pyrotechnics. Peter Hamby writes that this is no accident; this is the way Jeb prefers it. After taking the political world by surprise in early January with the formation of a shiny new political committee, Bush has largely receded […]

Ryan RayJanuary 20, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s prominent and idiosyncratic views on education are liable to make or break his presidential ambitions, writes Alec MacGillis in The New Yorker. Few people doubt that he’s developed an expertise on the subject. But whether his public policy conclusions will alienate Republican primary voters is another question altogether: Dan Gelber, a Democrat who served in the Florida […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 5, 2015

Four years ago, I wrote a piece looking at how Florida stacked up to the other battleground states, a piece I wrote that one largely in response to a bunch of reporter calls questioning Florida’s swing state status. At least we are past that debate. This piece is largely an update to that one, looking at […]

Phil AmmannDecember 28, 2014

After declaring he is “actively exploring” a White House run, Jeb Bush surged to lead the pack Republican 2016 presidential contenders, says to a new CNN/ORC poll. In a nationwide survey, the former Florida governor took 23% of Republicans, putting him 10 points ahead of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was second with 13%. Physician Ben […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2014

Jeb Bush’s announcement Tuesday that he is setting up an exploratory committee for the 2016 presidential race may be his most decisive move yet, but it was anything but a surprise. However, since it has been more than 150 years since a successful candidate had a 14-year gap between his last election and winning the White House, […]

Associated PressDecember 14, 2014

Jeb Bush plans to release a massive 250,000 e-mails in a new e-book covering his time as Florida governor — the strongest indication to date he is seriously considering a presidential run. In an interview aired Sunday on ABC Miami affiliate WPLG-TV, Bush intends to “make up my mind in short order” about a White […]

Tag: 2016 presidential race

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Jeb Bush surges ahead of GOP pack in new CNN poll

Peter Schorsch: Did Jeb Bush wait too long after his last election for a White House run?

Jeb Bush to release 250K e-mails from time as governor, inching closer to White House run