Jeb Bush’s Last Name Problem

First Read: “If he runs for the White House, Jeb Bush will have considerable name ID, a deep roster of party honchos he can count on, and tons of money… But he’s also going to have one major problem: his last name. That was the conclusion after one of us observed a focus group NBC/WSJ pollster Peter Hart (D) conducted in battleground Colorado for the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center. The 12 focus-group participants — a combination of Democrats, Republicans, and independents — appeared to have two beefs with Bush. One, they were down on dynastic candidates… Two, they clearly associated Jeb Bush with his brother.”