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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney attacked real estate mogul and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday, telling a CNN reporter he thinks Trump’s remarks on illegal immigrants were a “severe error.” “Do you think Donald Trump’s comments on Mexicans have hurt the Republican Party?” a reporter asked Romney in video carried on CNN on Saturday. “Yes, I think he made a severe error in saying what he did about Mexican-Americans,” Romney replied. “And it’s unfortunate.” “Do you think the candidates should speak up about that?” the reporter followed up. “I think a number of them have,” Romney replied.

“The chatter is he's up to something,” says one Florida operative. If Jeb Bush decides to convert his media tour into a presidential bid in a couple years, he won't have to look far for a campaign staff: The well-funded education foundation he runs out his office in a Miami hotel is stacked with former political operatives, a large communications team, and a rapidly growing staff whose work stretches into 40 states. It is common practice for undeclared presidential candidates to build a campaign infrastructure under the guise of a political action committee, but Bush appears to be laying the...

Barbara Bush said today that the Republican primary is “too ugly” and she wishes it were over already. “I’m worried about this campaign,” the wife of George H.W. Bush said on Fox News this evening. “Too ugly — I really don’t like it, and I think it’s too bad, very much, for Mitt Romney.” Bush gave a phone interview to the hosts of “The Five,” shortly after saying at a Southern Methodist University conference that “I think it’s been the worst campaign I’ve ever seen in my life.” “I’m optimistic, but I would like this campaign to be over,” Bush...