FL-St. Leo University: Bush leads Clinton, other Republicans trail

[eric82oslo]

Wow, Jeb Bush is really experiencing major momentum these days in Florida. Could it be because of all the dramatic grassroots tea party attacks on his perhaps two most basic policy views: Support for Common Core educational standards and support for major immigration reform? I think his star is probably rising rapidly among independent and Democratic voters due to these unreasonable attacks!

Even I see him in a much more positive light these days, and I've always been positive towards him. Well, at least recently. I was not positive towards him in 2000 and 2001, during the dramatic days of the presidental election and it's aftermath lol.

[eric82oslo]

At this point in time, Jeb Bush mostly seems to be a local star. He seems to have some star power in many other southern states as well, but in all other regions he seems to be treated like if he was W.'s identical twin. Which suggests one of two issues:

1) Either people simply don't know enough about him, his personal life and his political positions outside of Florida and/or the south
2) People's hatred for W. is still so intense that voters simply refuse to take a serious look at a candidate who happens to share W.'s last name

Probably it's a combination of the two I would guess, although W.'s image has recovered a lot during the last few years. Perhaps because he has, altogether, stayed out of the political limelight, which most voters, especially Democrats and independents, appreciate a lot [but I'm sure very many Republicans, whether moderate or conservative, do as well].