Jeb Bush 2016: le clan Bush divisé

Un autre Bush pour une élection présidentielle? Jeb Bush réfléchit sérieusement à la possibilité de faire le saut, mais les considérations familiales seront déterminantes. Si son père et son fils le supportent inconditionnellement, sa conjointe et sa mère ont de sérieuses réserves. Son frère George W. Bush serait plutôt neutre dans cette réflexion.

 "Several people who saw Jeb Bush in the last year said they came away convinced he would never run for president, because Columba, his wife of 40 years, was against the idea. But, his supporters note, rumors swirled in Florida for months that she was opposed to her husband seeking reelection as Florida governor in 2002, and yet she came out forcefully in favor of another campaign. The point: It’s far more complicated than the public portrayals. She may not love the thought of a presidential race, but if she were flatly opposed, he also wouldn’t be considering it as seriously as he is.

Columba, who was born in Mexico, spent decades trying to assimilate into her famous new family but never had an interest in being a political wife herself (to say she is not excited about the prospect of a presidential race is “an understatement,” said one Bush confidante).

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/jeb-bush-2016-family-106610_Page2.html