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Before the debate debacle, the joyless candidate had been doubling down on his promise to be joyful, proclaiming on NewsmaxTV, "I'm having a blast" and "I'm in phenomenal shape for an old 62-year-old guy. In fact, I think we ought to have five-hour debates." But this campaign has been defined by Trump parachuting in, like an Elvis impersonator in Vegas, and disrupting the royal coronation. Jeb had been out of politics for eight years and he strolled back, mistakenly assuming that the vassals were waiting eagerly to hail him. With Trump belittling him for being low energy and running to...

PUNTA GORDA - Former Gov. Jeb Bush, whose national presidential campaign has dropped dramatically... "I'm on the side of the people that want to rise up and I will wake up each day with joy in my heart," said Bush. "I will not be an angry candidate. I will work as hard as I can to put a fork in the whole darn thing on March 15." Bush said he wasn't concerned with the criticism his campaign has received, saying there are 100 days until February and four months until the March 15 Florida primary. "We have a long way...

The Republican contender implied at a town hall in South Carolina on Saturday that psychology degrees don't lead to good job prospects. "When a student shows up, they ought to say 'Hey, that psych major deal, that philosophy major thing, that's great.' It's important to have liberal arts ... but realize, you're going to be working at Chick-fil-A..." Psychology students and graduates quickly mobilized, tweeting their stories of personal and career successes using the hashtag #ThisPsychMajor. #ThisPsychMajor will finish grad school and make six figures for her family before 25 pic.twitter.com/3zrLIR0mSk - extra small savage (@SofaKingCutee)

GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush has returned to Florida to recharge his struggling campaign. He spoke and took selfies with supporters at an outdoor rally Friday night before attending a high school football game in southwest Florida. ...

Theres been lots of speculation since the CNBC debate that Jebs campaign is on life support. This seems to confirm those theories. The Wall Street Journal reports: The highest-ranking official known to lose her job in Jeb Bushs flagging campaign is Christine Ciccone, the campaigns chief operating officer. News of Ms. Ciccones departure comes a week after the Bush campaign announced a re-organization that it said would reduce payroll by 40%. Ms. Ciccone served as Mr. Bushs chief operating officer, effectively an office administrator responsible for logistics. 'We are grateful to have had Christine on the team, we respect her...

<p>A Jeb Bush donor upset about his failed attack on Sen. Marco Rubio in the Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday called Rubio a “Jedi Master,” who the Bush campaign should have known not to mess with.</p> <p>An obviously prepared Rubio responded by pointing out that when former Sen. John McCain ran, after whom Bush recently said he’s modeling his campaign, Bush wasn’t complaining about his voting record. “The only reason why you’re doing it now is because we’re running for the same position, and someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you,” he added to applause.</p>

Jeb Bush doesn't understand how hoodies work. And for some reason, Jeb Bush believes, apparently, that publicly demonstrating his lack of understanding of hoodies with a SF-based tech company schwag hoodie will somehow benefit him in the polls. When the younger Bush brother came to San Francisco last July, the presidential hopeful made a concerted effort to show plugged-in San Franciscans that he, too, understood the disruptive power of technology. This manifested in predictable ways, such as when he hailed an Uber on his way to visit SF-based Thumbtack. He also, it seems, took advantage of the classic tech-job perk:...

Question: when do you know that a campaign is in trouble? Answer: when it stops emphasizing its own message, and starts attacking its rivals. Case in point: Team Jeb! Bush wants to open a full frontal attack on Marco Rubio, the young senator from Florida. At least, that’s what the U.S. News & World Report says. This website got its hands on a presentation that Jeb and his cohorts used to convince Jeb’s donors to stick by their guy, even though he’s trailing in the polls. "Additionally, while the slides released to the media outlined Bush’s overarching argument against Florida...

There has been little good news for Jeb Bush since a disastrous debate performance this week. Now, the campaign is retooling and apparently looking for some home state love with a three-city Florida tour on Monday. Bush, Florida's former two-term governor will attend campaign events in Tampa, Winter Park and Jacksonville. The tour is the start of a new campaign theme - Jeb Can Fix It."

Just in time for Halloween, CNBC and the Republican Party treated us to the latest, and perhaps final, episode of The Walking Jeb. After Wednesday’s debate, many are wondering if Jeb can continue or if Marco Rubio delivered the headshot that would put a zombie out of his misery. In popular lore, there are many names for these creatures, such as walkers, biters, the infected, etc., but never zombies; even though we all know that is what they are. The reason for this is that in the shows and movies, George Romero never made Night of the Living Dead. These...

Jeb Bush is chronically unstrategic. He arrived at both the second and third debates with plans of attack against his chief rivals of the moment: Donald Trump last time, Marco Rubio this time. Both times, he failed to anticipate and prepare for the most obvious opponent reaction. What followed were humiliating climb-downs by Bush. "Apologize to my wife!" "No." "OK." "Resign from the Senate!" "No." "OK." Jeb Bush does not improvise...

A 112-page internal document provided to U.S. News includes more dirt on Marco Rubio, Iowa vote goals and a January advertising plan. Even before Jeb Bush's uninspiring debate performance Wednesday night, his sputtering presidential campaign was working to prevent defections. Bush's top lieutenants convened with donors in sopping wet Houston on Monday to calm their fears and retrench for the unforgiving haul ahead. Former Governor Jeb Bush answers questions from journalists after a town-hall meeting at the Historical Society in Keene, New Hampshire on Thursday, August 20, 2015. RELATED The Demise of Jeb Bush After the confab, Bush's team distributed...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – His campaign in difficult straits after disappointing showings on the stump and the debate stage, former Florida governor Jeb Bush insisted Thursday that he has the skills and the staying power to withstand a downturn. “It’s not on life support,” he said of the once-formidable campaign operation he has been forced to trim back as a cost-saving measure. “We have the most money, we have the greatest organization,” Bush told reporters following a brief campaign stop here. “We’re doing fine.”

Swing and a miss. It was the story of the night, the story of the debate, and it might soon be the story of Jeb Bush's campaign. His timing was logical and yet inopportune; CNBC's Carl Quintanilla had been quizzing Rubio about his mounting number of missed Senate votes, which prompted a Florida newspaper to call for his resignation. Rubio responded forcefully by decrying the newspaper's "double standard" of endorsing Democratic candidates who had similarly missed votes. The audience rallied behind Rubio, roaring with approval - and just then, Bush decided to jump in. "Marco, when you signed up for...

Jeb Bush campaign manager Danny Diaz got into a heated confrontation with a CNBC producer outside the debate as it was happening, according to two sources familiar with the incident. One of the sources said Diaz was complaining about speaking time allotments. A CNBC spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. “I expressed my displeasure about the way the debate was managed and the amount of time [we got],” said Diaz, who declined to comment further.

The three teens police believe killed a high school student in Loudoun County last month all entered the U.S. as illegal immigrant children, were released into society and skipped their deportation court hearings, a top senator revealed Tuesday as he demanded answers. “Had these suspects appeared for their mandatory court date, they would have likely not had the opportunity to murder a 17-year-old high school student from Loudoun County,” Sen. Charles E. Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The Iowa Republican said his committee has received information that the...

As we watch Jeb’s campaign implode I thought I’d pen a little tune that summarizes my thoughts on his unraveling campaign. My song’s to be sung to the tune of The Beverly Hillbillies’ theme song. Enjoy and share it with Donald Trump. Come and listen to a story about a man named Jeb A big gov-a-neer, who’s politically kept his family fed, Then one day Rove started rootin’ for this dude, And up via Florida come-a RINO crude. Jeb that is, ‘stablishment gold, Amnesty tea. Well the first thing you know ol’ Jeb’s wedged-up-our rear, Spinfolk said, “Jeb, we’ll gitcha...

'Rubio and President Obama have strikingly similar profiles' If there was ever any doubt, there isn’t anymore. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sees the campaign of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the major obstacle between himself and the White House, and he’s willing to take the fight to his former protégé. Bush’s top advisors delivered a presentation to assuage concerns about the campaign’s tumultuous three months at a summit for the campaign’s top donors in Houston Monday, delivering an optimistic look at the path ahead, and a sharp blow to a top rival. With a PowerPoint slide-deck as a guide,...

Here's a guy who wants to run our country, and..." Speaking in front of an estimated crowd of 20,000 supporters, Donald Trump took to the stage at the Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday. The venue, located along the beautiful St. John’s River, was packed full of Trump supporters. Trump released an aerial photo of the event showing the massive crowd. An aerial shot of Jacksonville crowd yesterday! I may as well show you because the media won't. However, he was upset that the event did not get the mainstream media coverage he felt it deserved given the number of...

PHOENX – The Arizona State Board of Education in a 6-2 decision voted to repeal the Common Core State Standards Monday morning. Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas brought the motion to the board to reverse the 2010 adoption of the standards. In a letter addressed to board President Greg Miller, Douglas wrote, “It is hereby moved that the actions of the State Board of Education (SBE) on June 28, 2010 to adopt Common Core, now referred to as the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards, as the standards for language arts and mathematics be reversed and that all links...