Bush Acknowledges Campaign Hasn’t Gone Well

First Read: “It’s not extraordinary in presidential politics when a campaign manager gets replaced; it frequently happens, especially during tough times. But what IS extraordinary is bringing in a new manager before the campaign officially begins. And that’s why yesterday’s news that Jeb Bush hired GOP communications strategist Danny Diaz to be his new campaign manager — after previously tapping David Kochel (who was Mitt Romney’s chief Iowa strategist in 2012) to fill the position — is a big deal. It’s a tacit acknowledgement that the last few months for Team Jeb haven’t gone well.”

“If the goal of the Jeb pre-campaign was to create enough of a juggernaut to scare off some potential rivals, it didn’t work. Only Mitt Romney was forced out.”