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Jeb Bush Might Run For 2016 Elections, Son States

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(Photo : REUTERS/MARY F. CALVERT) Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush arrives for the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Conference at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, June 14, 2013.

Former Florida Governor and Republican Jeb Bush might actually run in he 2016 Presidential elections, according to his son, George P. Bush, in an interview held at College Station, Texas.

"I think it's more than likely that he's giving this a serious thought in moving forward," the younger Bush said.

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His family will support Jeb fully if he finally decides to take a shot at becoming another Bush who will run the White House, George adds.

Jeb's name is reportedly popular in the polls as a potential contender of United States President Barack Obama for the said elections. However, the Republicans are not that convinced that Jeb is a hundred percent prepared for running for the said post as his decisions are still low key.

Bush, on the other hand, said he will be decide on the matter before the year ends or early in 2015.

Republicans are quite doubtful over Jeb as he has publicly expressed his uncertainty of taking on the challenge. Last Thursday, Jeb was in Greenville, South Carolina to campaign for Governor Nikki Haley, a fellow Republican who is asking for another term for the midterm elections set on November 4.

When asked by reporters about his potential candidacy in the 2016 presidential elections, he said it a big decision that would involve his family.

The 61-year-old politician noted that the upcoming presidential race should be about the future of the country solving its problems. He still had to think about the impact of his candidacy on his family and his capacity to offer a platform that could unite Americans.

Due to this, critics are questioning his ability to run, as his father, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, campaigned three years before the presidential elections in 1988. They also compared Jeb to his brother, former President George W. Bush, who actively planned everything back in 1998 in preparation for the year 2000 presidential elections.

According to Jeb's fellow Republican, Florida Republican strategist Rick Wilson, politicians need to talk to a lot of donors and strategists when preparing for a candidacy. People do not see that preparation in Jeb and although he might have talked to people, it does not come close to the level that other possible presidential candidates are doing, Wilson adds.

In Jeb's defense, his friends revealed that he is cautious as he has seen his father and his brother go through such process of being the president of America.

Anna Navarro, another Republican strategist, pressed that Jeb is not the kind of guy who gets persuaded just because he was recruited. Navarro adds that Jeb will make his decision after he weighs the pros and cons of the situation.

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