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President Obama shakes hands with Jeb Bush at Miami Central Senior High School in 2011. Jason Reed/Reuters

Will Rahm, Daily Beast: Jeb Bush Should Face Facts: It’s Time to Drop Out

Jeb, this isn’t working. You’re a bad candidate, and all you’re going to do now is damage the guy who can beat Trump. Is that what you want?

Jeb, this just isn’t going to work. After all that money spent, you’re still sagging nationally and in fourth place in New Hampshire, a state you need to win.

You’ve had nearly a year to make your case. It isn’t working. You should pack it in.

The conventional wisdom a few months ago was that your brother’s catastrophic presidency would be your bid’s biggest hurdle. Now, in a fit of desperation, it looks like you’re about to draft him to stump for you. Putting aside that George W. is still despised by a not-insignificant swath of the Republican electorate, how is that going to play in the general should you somehow win the nomination? You’re making the Democrats’ job easy, Jeb. They’ll be more than happy to attach you to his legacy, and you’re doing that for them.

WNU Editor: Two months ago I met a few Russian U.S.-watchers who wanted my take on upcoming U.S. election. I said Jeb Bush was going nowhere. He does not electrify the crowds, his policies even less so, and the legacy of his family has no appeal for a good chunk of the electorate. At the time they disagreed ..... a few days ago one of them said to me .... why is he still running? Will Rahm in the above Daily Beast post nails it .... You’ve had nearly a year to make your case. It isn’t working. You should pack it in.

Update: Here is an interesting post on the Democrat side .... Exclusive: Biden himself leaked word of his son's dying wish (Politico).