A senior Democratic strategist said Bush would give a significant boost to Romney’s campaign and predicted he would be the only possible vice presidential nominee who could deliver a major battleground state for the GOP.
But sources close to Bush cannot envision him taking second billing to Romney, or any other candidate.
“I can’t conceive of Jeb Bush being the vice president of anything. I see him being a presidential candidate, not this go-round but in the future,” said Don Gaetz, the incoming president of the Florida Senate, who has been a friend of Bush’s for more than a decade…
“If only his last name wasn’t Bush, he’d be the nominee,” said a lawmaker backing Romney, who requested anonymity to discuss the vice presidential selection process.
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