Several audience members, well-meaning supporters, offered Bush their best wishes. “Thank you,” said one woman who asked a question about homelessness and mental illness. “I know there are a lot of people praying with you…so don’t lose heart.”
A man rose to lament the state of the GOP race. “Thank you for running an inspirational and substantive campaign, not a shallow and accusational campaign,” he told Bush. “My question is, how do we bring sanity back to this process this year, so that we don’t end up with the clown?” No one had to say who “the clown” was.
There were moments when Bush seemed distracted, off his game, or barely able to conceal his unhappiness. At one point, a little girl asked, in a sweet child’s voice, “What’s your favorite book?”
“My favorite book?” Bush said. “Art of the Deal.”
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