Bush: It’s ‘jump ball’ for second in New Hampshire

“I think that’s my job”, Bush said.

“WASHINGTON (CNN) – Jeb Bush is managing expectations for his struggling campaign’s performance in the crucial New Hampshire primary, conceding that “(Donald) Trump’s the front-runner and there’s a jump ball for second with five candidates”.

“If Bush is able to get some momentum and get his act together, he could go long”.

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (CNN) – Jeb Bush keeps turtles in his pocket.

Bush was asked to explain his use of the word by a member of the audience who admitted to leaning toward supporting Trump.

As voters get ready to hit the polls within the coming weeks in New Hampshire, presidential hopefuls are making their way there.

“Out of the 46 counties in SC, we are eighth in Republican voter strength”, Harvell said.

Appearing on “Fox and Friends” on Fox News on Tuesday morning, the former Florida governor told Brian Kilmeade that the former president could end up campaigning with him.

Bush did have some praise for Trump on Wednesday, noting that he appreciated his presidential rival’s outspoken persona and immodesty about his own success.

In another part of the town hall, Bush said that Trump is a “fantastic talent” and “smart as a whip” but said Trump’s plan to have Mexico pay for it is completely unrealistic.

“A lot of people say, you know, your brother also has a lot of popularity: Like Bill Clinton has with Democrats, your brother has it with Republicans”, Fox & Friends’ Brian Kilmeade told Jeb Bush on Tuesday, as the former governor nodded in agreement.

Politics Twitter responded after the tweet from Mike Murphy, the head of Right to Rise, Bush’s $100 million super PAC that has been spending cash on ads to bolster the lagging candidates visibility in early voting states. “I think he is capturing the frustration of many Americans after seven years of President Obama’s very intentional government takeover of the American economy”.

Frank Newport of gallup.com reported that Bush’s -1 net favorable rating is the “worst of any major GOP candidate – lower than John Kasich’s +5, and well below seven other GOP candidates Gallup is tracking”.

“I like Jeb Bush, and before Trump was in the race, I would say I was probably going to vote for Bush because I like the family, I like the old-time values, and those types of things”, he said.