He carries what once was one of the best brands in the Republican Party and is the offspring of a political dynasty that held sway for decades. Somehow that illustrious history doesn’t seem to matter to George P. Bush as he tries to climb the political ladder in Texas.
Bush is the grandson and nephew of presidents. His father, Jeb Bush, served as governor of Florida and not incidentally lost the 2016 GOP presidential nomination to Donald Trump. There was no mention of any of them in Bush’s campaign announcement video, released Wednesday. Instead, it featured clips of Trump and praise for the former president. …
Bush’s announcement was one illustration of how Trump still looms over the party and tortures prospective GOP candidates, particularly those who have roots in and connections with traditional Republican politics, ties that in some cases predate Trump’s arrival on the political stage. CONTINUED
Dan Balz, Washington Post