Jeb Bush’s biggest hurdle to winning GOP 2016 nomination, Jeb Bush’s grating personality.
WASHINGTON – Speaking in the early presidential state of South Carolina Tuesday, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush defended his views on immigration and said that if people want to consider running for office they need to “stop preying on people’s fears” and “stop dividing us.”
“I have not seen, I don’t know if you’ve seen, a plan that says ‘we’re gonna deport everybody,’” Mr. Bush said at a breakfast event in Greenville Tuesday morning, kicking off a multi-day swing through the state. “If you have, please pass it on. I’d love to see it. [email protected] is my email address if you got a plan. I haven’t seen one. […]
“Look, I’m pretty convinced that my views are the right views for high, sustained economic growth and fixing these things so that we can move forward,” he continued. “If people have a better idea, I’d like to hear it. But doing nothing — is that a plan? Doing nothing — just let this linger over and over again, these missed opportunities that we have — that’s not a plan. That’s a sentiment. That’s an emotion. That’s preying on people’s fears.
“And people that want to consider running for office have to stop preying on people’s fears and stop dividing us and start forging consensus so that we can move forward,” he said to applause.