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What the Hell Happened to Jeb Bush?

It must be more than a decade ago when I got a glimpse of the man often referred to as “George W. Bush’s smarter, younger brother.”

Charlie Cook and I were scheduled to speak to a group of Florida business leaders during lunch, but before we began our shtick, the state’s sitting governor, Jeb Bush, was to offer some remarks.

Poll: Trump up by 21 points in NH, Cruz and Rubio tied for second

Donald Trump commands a wide lead heading into Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary in New Hampshire, according to a new poll.

Trump owns a 21-point edge over the Republican White House hopefuls in the latest University of Massachusetts-Lowell/7 News survey.

Bush aims to just survive New Hampshire

The pundits think he’s nearing the end. His donors are itching to jump ship. But Jeb Bush thinks he’s about to take the first step toward an unlikely comeback.

“You don’t have to listen to the pundits,” Bush told voters here. “In fact, you’ll figure it out for the pundits.”

Probing for Clues in the Iowa Caucus Numbers

Now that the results of last Monday’s Iowa caucuses are in, speculation naturally turns to next Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.

Will Donald Trump fail once again to receive the percentage he’s getting in polls? Will Marco Rubio build on his close third-place Iowa finish to overshadow rivals Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Chris Christie, who have been rivaling him in New Hampshire polls?

The race for the Republican presidential nomination has taken a markedly negative turn as candidates flood New Hampshire airways with attacks on their opponents less than a week before the nation’s first primary.

Donald Trump continues to lead Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary after his second-place finish in Iowa, but Marco Rubio has gained ground on him, according to a new NBC/WSJ/Marist poll conducted after the Iowa results.

Chris Christie and Jeb Bush Team Up on a Mutual Target: Marco Rubio

Frustrated and flailing as his candidacy threatens to slip away, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is embarking on a scalding effort over the next week to discredit Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, the man he blames for undermining his campaign and whose ascendancy he deeply resents.

And Mr. Christie has a secret ally: Jeb Bush.