Wall Street Elite Say Jeb Bush is Considering 2016 Run
"30 percent chance" of running
NEW YORK — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is getting all the attention as the flavor of the month for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. But there is growing chatter in elite New York financial circles that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is giving more serious consideration to getting in the race, especially if it appears at any point that Christie is not drawing big national appeal beyond the northeast.
Several top GOP sources on Wall Street and in Washington said this week that Bush has moved from almost certainly staying out of the 2016 race to a "30 percent chance" of getting in. Several sources mentioned the precise 30 percent odds as up from closer to zero just a few months ago.
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Give Hillary another hug and call it a political career Jeb. Vichy Republican "leaders" are a dime a dozen. Stick to the talk show / news show circuit.