Jeb Bush has generally been considered to have had a pretty good summer, but the new NBC/WSJ poll suggests a downdraft. From “​First Read”​:

In one month, he went from first to third in the GOP horserace; his fav/unfav ticked down from 27%-36% (-9) to 26%-40% (-14); his fav/unfav among GOP primary voters declined, too, from 53%-15% (+38) to 50%-23% (+27); and the drop was even sharper among those very conservative — from 61%-13% (+48) in June to 46%-29% (+17) now. Folks, these aren’t just tough numbers for Jeb; they’re hard-to-get-the-nomination numbers.

Meanwhile, I doubt anyone will remember the Urban League kerfuffle a few months from now, but as Byron York points out, Bush’s failure to punch back will stoke fears among Republicans that he’s not enough of a fighter.