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Bush Pledges Not to Pander to Conservatives

December 2, 2014 · 7:01 am ET · 10 Comments

Jeb Bush said that if he runs for president in 2016, he will not pander to his party’s conservative base in the primaries, the New York Times reports.

Said Bush: “Lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles. It’s not an easy task to be honest with you.”

He added that he would make a decision about the 2016 race “in short order.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]Bush wants to run on his own terms but the reality of GOP primaries may not let him. [/speech_bubble]

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