"Jeb Bush declared that he was “my own man” and suggested he would run as far as possible from
his famous last name.
Now, stuck near the back of the GOP pack and fighting for survival, the former Florida governor is calling in the cavalry — relatives and hundreds of others with long ties to the Bush clan who are gearing up to flood Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Nevada in a push to get back into contention.
Bush World has done this before for his father, George H.W. Bush, and brother George W. Bush, but many participating this time feel a more urgent need to get out and help.
“If you did this for his dad and brother, you owe it to Jeb to do it for his candidacy,” said Husein Cumber, a Florida railroad executive who volunteered on Jeb Bush’s 1998 gubernatorial campaign and for George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential run. “Who better to go and campaign for him personally than those who know how to represent his conservative credentials?” WP
Now, stuck near the back of the GOP pack and fighting for survival, the former Florida governor is calling in the cavalry — relatives and hundreds of others with long ties to the Bush clan who are gearing up to flood Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Nevada in a push to get back into contention.
Bush World has done this before for his father, George H.W. Bush, and brother George W. Bush, but many participating this time feel a more urgent need to get out and help.
“If you did this for his dad and brother, you owe it to Jeb to do it for his candidacy,” said Husein Cumber, a Florida railroad executive who volunteered on Jeb Bush’s 1998 gubernatorial campaign and for George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential run. “Who better to go and campaign for him personally than those who know how to represent his conservative credentials?” WP
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