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Jeb Bush's strong past month
Exactly a month ago, Jeb Bush was in a rough
spot, especially in the aftermath of how he handled that Iraq war
question. Indeed, we were writing back then that Jeb was clinging to any
kind of frontrunner status. But since that time, he's had a strong last
30 days. It started with his European trip. It carried over to his
presidential announcement in Miami. It was evident in how he handled his
taxes release. And it was hammered home yesterday, when his campaign
and Super PAC reported raising a combined $114 million.
The biggest
takeaway from the last month is that he's the aircraft carrier in the
GOP field; he isn't going to sink by a single strike. He still has his
vulnerabilities (that Iraq war question and even his recent "people need
to work longer hours" line are two examples). Money, as our colleague Perry Bacon writes,
isn't everything. And it's still possible he won't be his party's
nominee -- all that's needed is for a Scott Walker or Marco Rubio to
truly take off. But when you have the durability and resources that Jeb
Bush has, he isn't going away easily.
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Source: NBC News
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