I suspect you may be on to something... His father, George H. W. Bush, was known for prosecuting a fairly "successful" war--the 1990-1991 Gulf War--that ostens

I suspect you may be on to something... His father, George H. W. Bush, was known for prosecuting a fairly "successful" war--the 1990-1991 Gulf War--that ostensibly lasted about 5 months...essentially "ejecting the Iraqi army from Kuwait"--the stated goal... his domestic record was viewed as "less than stellar"... Americans pay attention to things like that and seem to relish a victory...listen to the response to Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=whitney+houston+super+bowl https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e... (This is worth a listen even if you're only interested in the question itself...it's the best rendering I'm aware of at any time in U.S. history.) The audience's response hints at the "prevailing" national mood at that time... His brother, George W. Bush, served 2 terms with mixed results...some counted him as one of the least-talented (intellectually) Presidents the U.S. has ever seated...here you can factor in the controversial 2003 invasion of Iraq itself, and the mishandling of a response to Hurricane Katrina, especially in the city of New Orleans... I'll stop here; the tale is long and complicated...those are just major highlights... Jeb Bush is likely quite capable of exceeding expectations, but some say he lacks charisma, charm...there's probably some reluctance to elect another Bush because of journalists and historian's evaluations of the presidencies of his father and brother... Having said all that, he might be the best qualified "moderate" candidate the Republicans could field in this election...time will tell...he appears to be out of the running for a nomination...