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Jeb Bush’s Surprising Struggle With Moderates

It was easy to see Jeb Bush’s path to the Republican nomination when he announced the formation of his super PAC in December. He wasn’t guaranteed to pull it off — not by any stretch — but he seemed well positioned to appeal to the coalition of party elites and blue-state voters that has allowed center-right establishment candidates to win the party’s last two contests.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will launch his presidential campaign Monday in Miami. Much will happen to change the shape of the race between now and November 2016. But given what we know now, I predict that Bush will become the 45th president of the United States. Here are five reasons why:

Money isn’t everything, and it certainly isn’t the only thing in presidential campaigns. Still, as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush officially enters the 2016 presidential campaign today, there’s going to be a lot of talk about whether his super PAC can hit its $100 million fundraising “goal” by the end of the month. You should mostly ignore those stories; money matters, but Bush will clearly have plenty of cash. Pay more attention to whether GOP officials — governors, senators and House members, in particular — are backing Bush.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will be announcing later today that he is entering the 2016 presidential race. The announcement comes after roughly six months of his existing as a not-yet-official-but-obviously-running candidate, as Bloomberg Politics reports:

Jeb Bush Prepares to Formally Announce Presidential Campaign

Jeb Bush will attempt to follow his brother and father into the nation’s highest office when he officially announces Monday that he’ll run for president of the United States.

The announcement ends a months-long flirtation that began in December, when the former ... Read More >>

Jeb Bush on Friday rolled out endorsements from 11 Republican Florida congressmen plus three top Sunshine State elected officials ahead of the official launch of his presidential campaign on Monday.

GOP: Jeb can beat Hillary — but he might not make it past primary

Despite a spell of rough headlines and a recent campaign shake-up, 70 percent of early-state Republicans think Jeb Bush could win their state in a general election contest against Hillary Clinton. But they’re not confident he‘ll make it out of the primary.

Behind the Jeb Bush campaign shake-up

She is the Jeb Whisperer, the power behind the throne.

Though Jeb Bush’s campaign for president had a shakeup before it even officially became a campaign, one aspect of Jeb World remains as clear as ever: Sally Bradshaw is running the show. To the extent there was a shakeup of Bush’s political team this week, it’s Bradshaw who did the shaking, the shot-calling and the tough decision-making.