Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush is an American politician, son of President George H.W.

Bush and brother of President George W.

Bush.

He served as Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

His campaign became notable for its "Please clap" moment—a request to an unresponsive audience that symbolized his low-energy candidacy.

Jeb is a nickname formed from his initials: John Ellis Bush.

governor

Florida

Southeastern American peninsula state

education reform · vouchers · budget · hurricane response · executive order · cabinet · bipartisan · state legislature · approval rating · reelection

campaign

primary

Chief in importance

fundraising · donor · stump speech · town hall · endorsement · polling · advertising · Iowa · New Hampshire · dropout

policy

immigration reform

Changing laws governing newcomers

fiscal · deregulation · free-market · pro-life · bilingual · moderate · pragmatic · centrist · bipartisan

personal

Mexican-American

Of blended border heritage

businessman · consultant

dynasty

Prescott

Arizona mountain town

succession · privilege · name recognition · inherited · blue blood · patrician · Kennebunkport

Categories
Opposites
political style/energy

Jeb BushDonald Trump

Ted Cruz · Chris Christie · high-energy · bombastic · Newt Gingrich

Family

bush, bushy, bushed, Bush, bushing, George Bush

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G