Jeb in the News

When you do a Google search on Jeb Bush what you find immediately are what types of policies he is in favor of, as well as certain ways he has begun or will be fundraising. It is taking critical looks at these areas as if he is already deep in the race. The coverage is being done by the rather large media outlets. The coverage is coming from liberal sources, conservative sources, and middle of the road sources.

It is clear that in what I came across in my simple search of Jeb’s name that him and his people are not the ones generating the news, at least in these sources. In a CNN article it shows that Bush is in favor of President Obama’s NSA surveillance policy which is seemingly defended in the article. The CNN article reminds us why the NSA surveillance is a good thing from 9/11 and national security in general. The article also shows that Bush will not be the only republican candidate in favor of NSA surveillance being here to stay. This shows that they are taking what Bush had to say and essentially reinforcing his ideas and convincing the public of why it is a good idea.

On the converse side, coming from the New York Times, they show that PACs are gaining too much power and that it is a negative thing. While this may or may not be true, this is not an image that Jeb wants to have the public associate him with and the mindset they hold. For the reason that it is clear that Jeb would never have his team write this since it is negatively aimed toward him he is definitely not behind this article in any way either.

Although there are many negative opinions out there about Jeb, I do not think that these articles will really hurt his chances of having a successful candidacy. Jeb has been a successful politician in the past and this will bode well for him. In addition to this, he will have more difficulties overcoming his last name than what most people write about him. This is why Jeb should be seeking more of a positive coverage and showing the public that he is not just another Bush, but that he is Jeb. 

Sources 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/22/politics/jeb-bush-nsa-surveillance-metadata-program/

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/upshot/super-pacs-gobbling-up-even-more-power-jeb-bush-edition.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0