Jeb Bush Goes to Prescott Bush Shrine; Rakes in the Donations

That son-of-a-Bush Jeb has launched a new “leadership PAC,” called “Right to Rise,” while his backers have formed an “independent” Super-PAC (that can accept and spend unlimited amounts) with the same name.

Jeb’s “leadership PAC” has already raised over $100,000 in a few hours on Tuesday, much of it from family. On Wednesday, Jeb was attending a fundraiser in the hedge-fund capital of the world, Greenwich, Connecticut, which is also the home of his Nazi-loving grandfather, Prescott Bush.

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Jeb’s own “Right to Rise PAC” will serve as a holding area for staff, and as a policy shop, until Bush formally decides on whether to run, according to the Washington Post. Adds the WaPo:

“The name of the PACs reflects the developing theme of Bush’s possible campaign. An admirer of the late New York Republican Jack Kemp, whose politics revolved around poverty issues, Bush is hoping to cast himself as a new kind of Republican, in the Kemp mold, by touting his ideas on economic empowerment. (Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice-presidential nominee, has frequently used the phrase ‘right to rise’ in speeches, as Bush has noted.)”

In a video posted on his Facebook page and on Instagram, Bush, walking casually on a New York City street, says, “Hey, everybody, today we’re setting up the Right to Rise PAC, which is a PAC to support candidates that believe in conservative principles to allow all Americans to rise up.” But, as the New York Times noted:
“And in a sign of how quickly, and inadvertently, messages can be muddled, Mr. Bush posted the video of himself speaking in front of BlackRock, a Wall Street investment firm, on a day when he was trying to highlight the plight of the middle class. Social media lit up with unflattering references to the juxtaposition.”

Several fund-raising events are planned for Washington D.C. in the coming days, and in Manhattan, Jeb will hold a meeting at the high-powered private equity firm KKR.