How Jeb Bush Cut His Own Path in Florida

“There is no doubt the heir to one of America’s most successful political dynasties charted his own path in Florida, but he also leaned on family ties in business and politics, according to a Wall Street Journal review of public records and correspondence from the White House.”

“The dichotomy speaks to a core challenge of Mr. Bush’s campaign: explaining to voters that ‘I am my own man’ and resisting policy comparisons with previous Bush administrations—while banking on his family’s fundraising network.”