Republican operatives in New Hampshire have told Real Clear Politics that they’ve been contacted by a Jeb Bush confidant about running his operation in the state for a 2016 presidential campaign.
The unnamed GOP strategists told the news outlet that they had been told to “keep your powder dry” by those close to Bush.
“I think the decision’s been made, personally,” one of the strategists said. Another added: “I’ve definitely perceived an uptick in the perception of him doing this.”
They hadn’t spoke with Bush directly, according to RCP, but were offered the opportunity to talk with him.
Bush’s family, including his older brother and father who have held the White House, has been heavily lobbying for him to run. Bush himself said this week that he’d make a decision about whether to enter the 2016 race “in short order.”
