Consider this interview of former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida as proof that he really doesn’t want to be Mitt Romney’s running mate. From Bloomberg.com:
The political environment in Washington has veered so far from any spirit of compromise, Bush said, that figures such as his father — and even Ronald Reagan — would find it more difficult campaigning for their party’s nomination today.
“They got a lot of things done with bipartisan support, but right now it’s just difficult to imagine,” Bush said.
“Context changes; history changes,” he said. “Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, similar to my dad, they would have a hard time if you define the Republican Party — and I don’t — as having an orthodoxy that doesn’t allow for disagreement,” he said. “We’re in a political system in general that is in a very different place right now.”
There’s an implication here that his brother, Bush No. 43, would have adapted just fine.
Jeb Bush also said Romney will need a “broader” approach to immigration reform if intends to appeal to Hispanics and other groups that have turned toward Democrats over the last decade.
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/06/11/jeb-bush-ronald-reagan-his-dad-would-find-current-gop-climate-difficult/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway
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