Politics & Government
Jeb Bush 'Actively' Exploring Presidential Bid
The former Florida governor made the announcement Tuesday.
A third Bush seems to be setting his sights on the White House.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced his intentions to “actively explore” the notion of running in the 2016 race via his Facebook page Tuesday.
Here’s the Republican’s message to his fans:
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
Like many of you, our family was blessed with the opportunity to gather together over the recent Thanksgiving holiday.
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Columba and I are so proud of the wonderful adults our children have become, and we loved spending time with our three precious grandchildren.
We shared good food and watched a whole lot of football.
We also talked about the future of our nation. As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs, I have decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.
In January, I also plan to establish a Leadership PAC that will help me facilitate conversations with citizens across America to discuss the most critical challenges facing our exceptional nation. The PAC’s purpose will be to support leaders, ideas and policies that will expand opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.
In the coming months, I hope to visit with many of you and have a conversation about restoring the promise of America.
Best wishes to you and your families for a happy holiday season. I’ll be in touch soon.
Bush’s announcement could preempt other high-ranking Republicans from going after the post in 2016, The Tampa Tribune reported. Those hopefuls might include governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Scott Walker of Wisconsin.
“I don’t think it will affect their willingness to run, but it will affect to some extent their ability to raise money,” the Tribune quoted Fred Malek, the finance chair of the Republican Governors Association as saying.
Speculation about Bush’s potential candidacy has been running high in recent months. Even his big brother, former President George W. Bush, has chimed in saying he thinks his sibling would do a good job.
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