Is Donald Trump Helping the Bush Brand?
Unprompted, New Hampshire voters say the real estate mogul's rhetoric is enhancing the Florida governor's appeal.
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While Republican Party mandarins wring their hands over Donald Trump's presidential bid, the celebrity real estate mogul's untethered political approach may actually be buoying Jeb Bush, the target of his most frequent attacks, and making the former Florida governor’s moderate approach to immigration more palatable in the process.
That's the case for a least some New Hampshire voters who were impressed by Bush's performance at a town hall meeting this week and offered favorable — and unprompted — comparisons to Trump.