Jeb Bush to Announce 2016 Presidential Campaign on June 15 in Florida
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced he will make an announcement on June 15, and the common assumption is it will be his official presidential campaign declaration.
In an email sent to Latin Post from Bush's Right to Rise political action committee (PAC), an English-and-Spanish-language website has been created for people to sign up about the "Coming Soon" and "Próximamente" announcement. His announcement will come from the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus.
Bush would be the 11th candidate seeking the Republican Party's nomination. He would join U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and fellow Floridian and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Among college students, Bush needs to improve his presence as he trailed behind Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the latest ABC News and Washington Post poll conducted by Abt-SRBI of New York. Bush tied with neurosurgeon Ben Carson at 10 percent, behind Walker's 12 percent and Rubio's 13 percent.
Despite Bush's third place position with college graduates, he managed to prove a challenge against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In a hypothetical race between Clinton and Bush, the former secretary of state defeated the former Florida governor with 45 percent to 44 percent. Clinton, however, would increase her lead with post-graduate students to 54 percent against Bush's 36 percent.
As Latin Post reported, Public Policy Polling (PPP) released a new poll from Iowa showing Bush in third place behind Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. In regards to favorable reviews, Bush encountered mixed results. While 38 percent of Republicans gave him a favorable rating, 37 percent had an unfavorable view of the former Florida governor. Twenty-five percent of respondents were not sure.
Within the Latino community, immigration will play a factor in Bush's campaign. While he is fluent in Spanish and married to a Mexican woman, his stance on immigration raised eyebrows. During an address at the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), hosted by a Latino evangelical group, Bush acknowledged the U.S. as a nation of immigrants but recognized the immigration system is "broken."
Bush said the U.S. immigration system has to improve by making the legal immigration process easier and dealing with the 11 million immigrants who should "come out of the shadows." According to Bush, the 11 million immigrants should have an "earned legal status" path, pay a fine, not receive government assistance and then "over a period of time" earn legal status.
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