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The establishment Republicans and MSM are all atwitter over the idea of Jeb Bush becoming the 2016 candidate, but first he has to get past the primary. And that doesn't look very promising.

Courtesy of Business Insider:

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has started, over the past few weeks, to ratchet up talk of a potential presidential run in 2016. If that's the case, the reaction he received this weekend at a gathering of conservatives in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire was not what he was looking for.

Bush served as a punch line for — of all people — Donald Trump.

"You know, I heard Jeb Bush the other day," Trump said during his speech at the Freedom Summit, hosted by the conservative groups Citizens United and Americans for Prosperity.

The crowd immediately started to boo and groan upon hearing Bush's name. Trump then referenced comments Bush had made on immigration on April 6, when he said most people who cross the border illegally do so out of "love."

"He was talking about people that come into this country illegally. They do it for love," Trump said as the boos got louder.

"And I said, say it again. I didn't get — that's one I've never heard of before," Trump said. "I've heard money, I've heard this, I've heard sex, I've heard everything! The one thing I never heard of was love. I understand what he's saying, but, you know, it's out there, I'll tell you."

The crowd laughed.

Jeb's name has been popping up with increasing frequency these days, and I agree that he has the best chance imaginable against Hillary.

However this is no longer the Republican party that the Bush family knows so well.

THIS is a party that is split into at least two distinct and adversarial sides.

In order for the next GOP presidential candidate to win the nomination he would have to either unite both sides, or get enough support to shut one side down, as Romney did in 2012.

I seriously doubt that Jeb Bush has what it takes to do either.

For one he has the stink of George W. all over him. Second he is nowhere near ideologically pure enough for the Teabaggers, and third he is too connected with programs like NCLB, Common Core, and Immigration Reform, which are divisive topics that will not help him with certain demographics.

And putting all of that aside, the real problem with his candidacy is that he cannot win, and that his presence on the national stage will open up the topic of his brother's presidency which will lead to more attacks on the Republican legacy in the White House and their history of warmongering.

Ultimately his failed run will further damage the Republican party, and invigorate the civil war within.

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