Jeb Bush Might Have Given Ron DeSantis’ Presidential Hopes the Kiss of Death.

At least, we can hope.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readFeb 28, 2023
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Ah, who can forget the 2016 campaign of Jeb Bush.

Jeb!

For me personally, the video of Bush asking for his audience to “please clap” after a line in his speech will go down as one of the most satisfying moments of that entire election season. Up there, of course, with Bernie Sanders beating Hillary Clinton in Michigan.

Well now, after being utterly humiliated during the election that feels as though it took place an eternity ago, Jeb Bush has once again been making headlines. This time, for endorsing none other than Ron DeSantis for President, who has not even announced the launch of his campaign yet.

Caroline Vakil with The Hill writes:

“Former GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush in a recent interview threw his support behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), arguing it’s time for “a generational change in our politics.”

“I think it is,” Bush, a former Florida governor himself, told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in a Fox Nation special called “Who is Ron DeSantis?” when asked if it was the right opportunity for DeSantis to run for higher office.

“He’s been a really effective governor. He’s young. I think…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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