It is too late in the day, and I’m too tired to mock the dynastic implications of a general election in which Jeb Bush faces off against Hillary Clinton. It creeps me out a little, but what is more disturbing is how Jeb Bush seems to have completely bought into the K Street interpretation of why Republicans lost in 2012 (too much social conservatism, not enough Obama-supported immigration reform).
My suspicion that Chris Christie and Scott Walker basically share Bush’ views (even if they might be more reticent about voicing those views and are perhaps more willing to compromise with dissident elements of the center-right).
Like in 2012, I think that the climate of opinion among Republican elites is more of a problem than the idiosyncrasies of any particular candidate.