(CNN) – Former Florida Republican Governor, Jeb Bush said Friday he isn’t running for president, but would support Sarah Palin if she were to run.
In an interview with CNN Chief National Correspondent John King Friday, Bush – whose brother and father are former presidents – said he’d support former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin if she were the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.
“You betcha,” Bush said in an interview set to air on CNN’s John King, USA at 7 p.m. ET Friday.
And what kind of Republican does he think would make a good 2012 candidate?
“Big and bold and aspirational that has a positive agenda that will compare, I think favorably to that of the president,” Bush said. “We can’t just be against the president’s proposals, we have to offer up compelling alternatives.”
He also weighed in on the current race for governor in Florida, saying there has been a lot of “throwing mud back and forth,” but not enough talk about specific issues.
“The election, up until now, has been… a lot of negative things and not trying to lift our spirits as a state,” Bush said. “There’s a cloud over Florida right now, as it is over the country so being specific about what you want to do, I think will be a good thing.”





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