Nevadans still making minds up about presidential candidates

Bush’s spoke a day after he hammered Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The former Florida governor, whose campaign said he met with advocates before the event, was asked about his views on racial disparities in the criminal justice system that have been amplified by recent incidence of unarmed black men dying at the hands of white police officers.

“I’m going to do an eBook based on my emails”, Bush said.

The attacks on Clinton come as Bush takes a softer approach to his GOP rivals, saying just last weekend in Atlanta, “I’m going to do my best not to tear down my opponents cause I admire majority, and I respect them all”.

But while he said he understands why people are angry, he said it was wrong to appeal directly to those emotions.

Jeb Bush speaks to a group in Las Vegas in March 2014.

“I relate to it by running for president to try and create a climate where there is civility and understanding and to encourage mayors, leaders at the local level to engage so that there is not despair and isolation in communities”, he said.

Though the two Republicans are throwing their support behind Bush early, the endorsements of many of their Senate colleagues remain up for grabs.

Said Hatch: “Jeb is a proven leader”, Hatch said. With a crowded Republican field, including four senators, many lawmakers have refrained from publicly backing a candidate.

Bush ends his Nevada swing with a town hall event in the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip before making his way to Iowa for the remainder of the week.