Jeb Annouces 2016 Run
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Breaking: Jeb Bush Announces He Will "Actively Explore" Running For President
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will "actively explore" running for President in 2016, according to announcements that he posted on his Facebook and Twitter accounts on Tuesday.
Bush began his announcement talking about spending the holidays with his family. He said that he had been having conversations with them "about the future of this nation," and because of these conversations and "thoughtful consideration of the kind of strong leadership I think America needs," he had "decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States."
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Jeb Bush to ‘Actively Explore’ Run for President
Jeb Bush will “actively explore the possibility of running for president” in 2016, according to an announcement the former Florida governor posted to his Facebook page Tuesday morning.
Mr. Bush, whose father and brother served as president, is the first Republican to formally explore a 2016 candidacy. More than a dozen others are publicly weighing whether to seek the White House.
Mr. Bush wrote that he discussed running with his family over the Thanksgiving holiday and will launch a political-action committee in January to
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Tom Coburn: We Don't Need Another Bush
Reaction among Republican senators to the news former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is exploring a presidential run was mixed on Tuesday, but retiring Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was unequivocal, living up to his nickname of "Dr. No."
"Anybody wants to run for president, they can. That doesn’t mean they’ll have my vote," Coburn told a handful of reporters just off the Senate floor.
"I don't think we need another Bush. Period. And I like them all. But I don’t think we need another Bush," Coburn said.
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