Jeb Bush built a massive campaign structure early on, locking up the top consultants and raising tens of millions of dollars to keep him in it for the long haul. Despite those massive advantages, he’s polling at or beneath five percent. Jeb has kept his cool for the most part, until now:
Jeb Bush let his agitation show on the campaign trail today when he complained about gridlock and partisanship in South Carolina.
Bush attended a presidential town hall held by Senator Tim Scott, and they were even joined on stage by none other than South Carolina congressman and Benghazi Select Committee chairman Trey Gowdy.
At one point, when he was lamenting the state of partisan politics, Bush said, “If this election is about how we’re going to fight to get nothing done, then I don’t want any part of it.”
“I’ve got a lot of really cool things I could do other than sit around, being miserable, listening to people demonize me and me feeling compelled to demonize them. That is a joke. Elect Trump if you want that.”
He said he would not want to become president just so the gridlock continues.
Jeb’s campaign has accurately been characterized as low energy by Donald Trump, and that’s not necessarily an indictment. His strength as a politician lies in his in depth grasp of complex policy issues and the notion that he’s a trustworthy moderate with a steady hand. His conservative record is impressive. So he should theoretically be beating the tar out of Donald Trump.
But he’s not, and there’s a reason. Jeb’s campaign has only been notable for his restraint and lack of energy, at a time when Donald Trump is playing to voters in a non patronizing way, asking him to join them on a journey. Trump has a clear message and a vague, but relatable agenda. Jeb has failed to articulate a message, or give voters any indication that he has the guts and gravitas to deliver. When he says “there are a lot of other cool things I could be doing,” it’s believable. You wonder if he ever had an interest in actually winning.
When they write the obituary for his Titanic of a campaign, it will note that the only time he raised his voice was to excoriate voters for not liking him enough.
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