Karl Rove was likely being the ever faithful Bush family retainer when he recently insinuated about Hillary Clinton's alleged brain damage. Consider that ramping up the personal attacks against her is likely a ploy to achieve one of two unlikely results. Either drive her out of the race (which is wishful thinking on the part of Rove and the GOP), or an attempt to force her to enter the race prematurely (as in prior to JEB!) in order for her to get out in front of these attacks. She will not take the bait. However her "shadow" campaign organization and operatives try to get in front of whatever Rove and other Bush surrogates throw at her, she will not give Jeb Bush (or Barbara Bush) the satisfaction of initiating a dynastic showdown. JEB! will either have to make good on his pledge to fat cat donors to announce (or bow out) later this year, or leave them hanging well into next year, because Hillary won't go first. She doesn't have to.
LA Times: Why Jeb Bush's turn may not come
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