How Jeb Bush’s Views Have Evolved Over 20 Years

Jeb Bush “insists that he will not contort himself to satisfy the ideologues of the Republican Party as he lays the groundwork for a possible presidential run in 2016. But as he pledges to stay true to his beliefs, an examination of Mr. Bush’s record reveals ways in which those views have already changed since his first run for elected office — in presentation, in tone, in language and, at times, in substance,” the New York Times reports.

“The long trail of Mr. Bush’s pronouncements — from his days as a candidate for governor of Florida in 1994 to his role today as a public policy expert bent on recasting the Republican brand — will inevitability invite suspicion from within his party that he lacks genuine conservative conviction, a wariness that he needs to overcome to win the Republican nomination. But the journey that the trail represents may give Mr. Bush the broader, cross-party appeal necessary to compete in a presidential general election.”

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