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Jeb Bush still coy on presidential run as he collects millions in donations Jeb Bush still coy on presidential run as he collects millions in donations
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After months of collecting millions of dollars from donors and hiring campaign staffers from coast to coast, former Florida governor Jeb Bush said Tuesday that he remained undecided about whether he will run for president in 2016, but that “if I go forward, I won’t be the last guy in”. After months of collecting millions of dollars from donors and hiring campaign staffers from coast to coast, former Florida governor Jeb Bush said on Tuesday that he remained undecided about whether he will run for president in 2016, but that “if I go forward, I won’t be the last guy in”.
“I’ve got a decision I’m going to make in relatively short order,” Bush said in an appearance on Fox News.“I’ve got a decision I’m going to make in relatively short order,” Bush said in an appearance on Fox News.
Asked what could dissuade him from a White House run at this point, Bush said: “I don’t know.”Asked what could dissuade him from a White House run at this point, Bush said: “I don’t know.”
“Not much,” he said. “I’m pretty excited about the prospect but I just wanted to go through this in an orderly fashion.”“Not much,” he said. “I’m pretty excited about the prospect but I just wanted to go through this in an orderly fashion.”
Bush has come under fire from campaign finance watchdogs for hesitating to declare his presidential candidacy while actively fundraising for an apparent White House run. At the end of March, two groups filed a formal complaint against Bush with the Federal Elections Commission, accusing him of evading “candidate contribution limits and restrictions”.Bush has come under fire from campaign finance watchdogs for hesitating to declare his presidential candidacy while actively fundraising for an apparent White House run. At the end of March, two groups filed a formal complaint against Bush with the Federal Elections Commission, accusing him of evading “candidate contribution limits and restrictions”.
If he does get into the race, Bush will face the early challenge of overcoming declining favorability ratings among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents. An ABC News/Washington Post poll published Tuesday found Bush had dropped 11 points among Republican voters since March.If he does get into the race, Bush will face the early challenge of overcoming declining favorability ratings among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents. An ABC News/Washington Post poll published Tuesday found Bush had dropped 11 points among Republican voters since March.
“I don’t buy any of the horse race stuff,” Bush said Tuesday. “This is a long process ... If I’m a candidate, I want to be the guy to beat.” “I don’t buy any of the horse race stuff,” Bush said Tuesday. “This is a long process … If I’m a candidate, I want to be the guy to beat.”
In an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto, Bush touched on a range of topics, implying that the window had closed on prosecutions for the financial crisis and warning of a “disaster” if the Senate did not amend legislation passed in the House of Representatives – and which passed in the Senate shortly after the interview aired – to reform NSA surveillance programs.In an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto, Bush touched on a range of topics, implying that the window had closed on prosecutions for the financial crisis and warning of a “disaster” if the Senate did not amend legislation passed in the House of Representatives – and which passed in the Senate shortly after the interview aired – to reform NSA surveillance programs.
The House surveillance reform law, called the USA Freedom Act, stops the bulk collection of domestic phone records by NSA but requires that telecoms hold the data for potential government perusal. The House surveillance reform law, called the USA Freedom Act, stops the bulk collection of domestic phone records by the NSA but requires that telecoms hold the data for potential government perusal.
“The new law ... just simply says they have to keep business records. There’s no – they may not even have to keep the records that would help us be safe,” Bush said. “So it’s possible that this could end up being a disaster. It’s still a work in progress. I hope the Senate has amendments. “The new law …just simply says they have to keep business records. There’s no – they may not even have to keep the records that would help us be safe,” Bush said. “So it’s possible that this could end up being a disaster. It’s still a work in progress. I hope the Senate has amendments.
“I don’t see any shred of evidence that anybody’s civil liberties are being violated,” Bush said.“I don’t see any shred of evidence that anybody’s civil liberties are being violated,” Bush said.
He dismissed the notion that further prosecutions were necessary for financial crimes that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.He dismissed the notion that further prosecutions were necessary for financial crimes that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.
“If people committed crimes, fine,” Bush said. “We’re in year six of the recovery, and if they can’t identify people that committed crimes, there may be a reason for it. I don’t know.”“If people committed crimes, fine,” Bush said. “We’re in year six of the recovery, and if they can’t identify people that committed crimes, there may be a reason for it. I don’t know.”