Jeb Bush Finds His Fight

First Read: “Trump’s influence in the race has already pushed plenty of the party’s painful internal struggles into the spotlight, like the huge divide between the grassroots and the establishment on immigration and populist vs. traditional economic policy. But now the Trump vs. Bush feud is pitting Republicans against each other about a day in history that’s usually been a rallying cry.”

“Why the aggressive response from Bush now? One thing that’s clear from Team Jeb’s big reaction on the Trump comments is that this a campaign that’s been looking for a fight. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports that Bush’s new ad hammering Trump’s ‘judgment’ on foreign policy and military issues has been in the can for more than a month; the Bush team was just waiting for the right moment to blast it out. The campaign has been treading water, and they’re hoping that this is the spark that jolts them into a dominant position.”

Peter Beinart: “George W. Bush didn’t do all he could to prevent the attack—and it’s time Republicans confronted that fact.”