Jeb Bush Moves from Frontrunner to Underdog

Amy Walter: “With each passing day, Jeb Bush looks weaker and weaker. While he has a top notch political team and (reportedly) tons of cash, he is dropping, not, rising in the polls. For a party desperate to win back the White House, Bush is looking more and more like a risky bet.”

“The latest Washington Post/ABC and CNN/ORC polls paint a grim picture of Bush’s general election hopes. In the CNN poll, Bush is the only candidate tested – besides Ted Cruz – that Hillary beats handily. She leads Bush 51 percent to 43 percent.”

“With the all-important caveat that we are light years away from the primaries, Scott Walker is the frontrunner at this point. Where Bush gets no benefit of the doubt, Walker gets that benefit in spades. Republican primary voters love Walker’s story as the blue state Governor who defeated labor and lived to tell about it. At a time when voters are as disgusted with Washington as ever, he can sell himself as an outsider and an executive who gets results.”