Dialing the Donors

Jeb Bush: I'm Walking Over Hot Coals to Win New Hampshire

The former Florida governor says things are turning around in New Hampshire.
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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is urging "nervous nellies" among his top donors to stop reading the political press, saying the campaign is on the right track and that he will win the first primary contest in New Hampshire.

In a Wednesday conference call with financial backers from his campaign bus in New Hampshire, the former Florida governor tried to turn his moment of political adversity into an asset, saying that he's answering questions from reporters about whether he's going to drop out, and not giving into the urge to curse. He offered the story as an example of why he's got the character for the job he's seeking.