the most worthy adversary in a number of levels. a campaign against bush would present different opportunities and challenges. a bush surname would help neutralize clinton fatigue and how he might have more trouble getting his base to turn out. yeah, no. i think one thing that would help hillary clinton in the campaign with jeb would be the familiarity factor. goes off the table, running against a bush not a new face. i think that s why rubio is a concern. he has some of the same political attributes. he would bring hispanics into it younger voters but a new face as well. i think that scares them, concerns them. that reinforces her negatives. so jeb, he would bring to the table some things. it would be hard for her to deal with but would take away one of the biggest flaws or perceived flaws, been around forever. james, in terms of someone like marco rubio, new hampshire and iowa don t go for the same kind of candidates.
[ talking over each other ] super pacs changed the equation and party activists who control blocks. that s something george w. bush was able to do in 1999. it wasn t just wall street that was supporting him. he had all these conservative activists on board. he had all the electorates in congress and able to shut out the rest of the field. i think that s what jeb thought he was going to do this time around and he hasn t been able to do that. that s why there s an opening. i don t know if the opening is for someone like cruz necessarily, someone the establishment loathes but someone like a rubio or a walker. i mean christie maybe could catch on fire. probably doubtful but he ll have his moment. but jeb is kind of he s left the door open and i think that s the question. if the people who aren t necessarily coming to his side now, if their eyes wander a bit and see someone else. you know, and steve, the question of george w. bush and how much he is a liability for jeb remains to be s
playing the views once expressed by brother, george jeb bush is embracing them and emphasizing them. most apparent when he refers to evil doers. when you listen to the role in the world, it very much has shadows and echoes of george w. bush s entire world view. on the foreign policy stuff. i think that reflects a broader shift nth republican party and because of vices, the beheadings the zest for intervention is a lot higher now than two years ago. we have at msnbc, two-thirds of americans say they want boots on the ground to combat isis. you wouldn t have seen that two years ago. the biggest liability with the bush name for jeb and brother and all that, the era of republican leadership that george w. bush reflects today s base is the era that the party sold out for big government, conservatives, for new cabinet department, all this stuff. it s the era they look at and