Is Jeb Bush Ready to Embrace His Last Name?

By Published on September 22, 2015

He didn’t plan to say it. But two hours into the second Republican presidential debate, Jeb Bush took a firm stand.

“He kept us safe,” he said.

The quick and simple defense of his brother George W. Bush earned one of the loudest rounds of applause of the night. Aides said it was an impromptu decision spurred by an attack from Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner.

But those four words refocused a campaign in desperate need of a “moment,” and signaled the extent to which Jeb Bush has become comfortable — even eager — to highlight rather than play down his family ties.

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