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His famous family rallies around to attempt to revive his flagging campaign.
HOUSTON — This closed-door summit for Jeb Bush’s richest donors was meant to be a pep rally, a reunion for loyalists eager to celebrate the family legacy with two former presidents.
But as George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush draw supporters together under gray skies and unrelenting rains, the gathering has become a rescue operation for a candidate who looks unable to meet the expectations of the family brand.
“The patient is either in intensive care and in need of some good doctors who can save him or being put into hospice and we’re going to see a slow death," said one K Street lobbyist supporting Bush.
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Jeb seems devastated by the polls - and his lack of energy clearly shows that Trump has him rattled and on the ropes. Jeb ain't Ali - so it's unlikely that playing rope-a-dope will save him. Trump may not wish to knock him out...just yet.