Slipping in polls, Jeb Bush pushes to rack up establishment endorsements
By Ed O'Keefe
Sinking in the polls amid the rise of renegade party outsiders, Jeb Bush is turning to something not in style this summer: establishment support.
The Republican presidential candidate has accumulated pledges from a steady trickle of mayors, state legislators, former governors and about two dozen members of Congress in recent weeks, including former House majority leader Eric Cantor on Thursday.
The tally puts Bush ahead of other 2016 contenders in racking up endorsements but far behind previous GOP candidates at this point in a presidential campaign cycle. The size of the Republican field, plus the sustained dominance of flamboyant businessman Donald Trump, is causing many to refrain from picking sides.
Bush began the year as the GOP’s presumed front-runner, but his poll numbers plunged into the single digits in a national survey this week alongside the rise of Trump and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who have pushed ahead of elected officials in the field.
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Seems like a familiar strategy…...
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