Who's a Conservative? Jeb Bush Is About to Find Out
Can Florida's former governor appease the new right wing of his party?
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush campaigns with Florida Governor Rick Scott during a stop at Milander Park on November 2, 2014 in Hialeah, Florida.
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Jeb Bush’s increasingly likely presidential campaign would put his name on a ballot for the first time in 14 years. That spell has produced a challenge for him—not the additional gray hair, out-of-practice public speaking skills or really anything he’s had control over at all.
It’s that suddenly, after about the average life expectancy of a Beagle, Bush isn’t viewed as a conservative.