Bush Goes Shopping for Boots-and a Trump Dig

When push comes to shove, people are going to realize Jeb has real solutions.

Heilemann’s comment came in the context of a Jeb campaign video in which Mrs. Bush praises her son as a problem solver-but also takes an unsubtle shot at people who talk “about how popular they are, how great they are”.

In the ad, Barbara Bush calls her son “a very good father, a wonderful son, a hard worker” and says, “His heart is big”.

In the video, Barbara Bush takes a veiled dig at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Bush joked. “I said it out loud?” “I don’t think she was prepared to endorse anybody else, but it’s nice validation just in case people were wondering”.

Bush was responding to a tweet trump sent out Friday night, denigrating Barbara Bush’s recent role in his campaign. I know that I am going to have to win this because I am running for president and people have to have confidence that I have the skills to lead.

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum also spoke, highlighting his appearance in an Islamic State magazine as proof he’s the most-feared candidate. “I certainly consider myself one”, said Mica Mosbacher, a prominent Cruz fundraiser whose late husband, Robert, was secretary of commerce under George H.W. Bush.

Coming soon to the campaign trail: The Bush family.

What happened under the first President Bush, explained Jeb Bush, showed the importance of building an worldwide coalition before undertaking any war.

Asked where the former president might appear, the candidate was noncommittal but touted his brother’s popularity in early voting states, adding, “He’s the most popular Republican in the country”.

Former First Ladies are always extremely well-liked, so if you had to pick one Bush family member who’d be nothing but upside for Jeb in an ad, this is who you’d pick. “The expectations on me are higher because of that, fine, you know who has higher expectations than the conventional wisdom? Me”.