Seems a possibility for 2012:
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is the strong favorite among Republican voters to challenge Sen. Bill Nelson (D) in 2012, a new Public Policy Polling survey shows.
Tom Jensen, director of the Democratic-leaning polling firm, said the findings — 72 percent of GOP voters chose Bush as their preferred candidate — differ from other state surveys in which voters have “no clue” whom they want to challenge the Democratic incumbent…
Meanwhile, this poll shows that Nelson bests all possible GOP challengers – expect Jeb Bush. This is a long way out from election day and lots can change, but it is a strong indicator that if Jeb decides to run, he’ll have a good shot of winning…both the GOP nomination and the general election.
I’ve always liked Jeb Bush – and even voted for him, once; during his losing bid for Florida governor in 1994 (I was still living out there, at the time). He’s more of a true-blue conservative than his brother, W and thus would be a good fit for the increasingly conservative GOP Senate caucus. He would also bring to that body a wealth of practical, executive experience – being governor of Florida for 8 years, he can tell the Senators just what a proposed law will do in effect, as opposed to theory.
Finally, it would usefully annoy the liberals to have a Bush in DC, wielding power. They tend to get extra crazy when a Bush is around and that gets entertaining…and we can all use some amusement these days.
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