Wobbly in the polls, what’s JEB!’s comeback plan?

Nervous about a Bush dynasty?  No!  There IS a Bush dynasty! And I'n next in line!

While a bunch of other Republicans have jumped into the 2016 presidential race, Jeb Bush is biding his time, raising a ton of money, working to appeal to GOP constituencies, and navigating nervousness about a Bush 'dynasty.'

(Christian Science Monitor) - In the 2016 presidential race, former Florida governor Jeb Bush is generally seen as the favorite of establishment Republicans – which is not necessarily a good thing if you want to make it through the GOP’s primary and caucus season successfully.

There, more outspoken hopefuls hammer issues like immigration, foreign terrorism, the economy, and same-sex marriage with a heavier, tea partyish hammer. At the South Carolina Freedom Summit over the weekend, the rest of the pack – just about everybody but Mr. Bush – talked tough on defense and foreign affairs.

Bush, meanwhile, was in Lynchburg, Va., as the commencement speaker at Liberty University, which was founded by the late Southern Baptist pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell – probably a smart move since evangelical Protestants and other Christian conservatives (Bush is a converted Roman Catholic) are a key segment of the Republican base. Bush slammed liberals and the Bush administration for being “small-minded and intolerant” when it comes to religious beliefs and practices.

At this point in the presidential contest, Bush is seeing mixed results in the polls.

He’s leading (with 15.5 percent) in the Real Clear Politics polling average, just ahead of Marco Rubio (14.3 percent) and Scott Walker (12.3 percent), the rest trailing off into oblivion. Read more.