Jeb Bush must bring more "energy" and "leadership" to his campaign if he hopes to boost his waning presidential bid, Ed Pozzuoli, former co-chairman of "Jeb Bush for Governor" Campaign, tells
Newsmax TV.
"The campaign has to recalibrate based upon what Republican primary voters are saying," Pozzuoli said Thursday on "Newsmax Prime" with J.D. Hayworth.
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"[They're] saying, 'Hey, we want to look at some of these outsiders like Donald Trump and Ben Carson.' And so the campaign has to recalibrate, but one of the things that Jeb must do is bring energy to the stage, show his leadership … It is about being able to govern.
"I'd like to hear him talk about education. The things that he did in Florida by offering lower and middle class families the opportunity of educational choice. That's what is important in Florida and has turned many lives around as his eight years of governor."
Bush's White House bid appears to be all but over.
In a poll of 1,504 registered GOP voters conducted immediately after Wednesday's GOP debate by Gravis Marketing for
One America News Network, Donald Trump won with 32.7 percent, followed by Dr. Ben Carson, 22.6 percent; Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, 14.5 percent; Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, 7.6 percent; Carly Fiorina, 6.1 percent; and Rand Paul; 4.4 percent. Bush drew just 4.3 percent.
And a
Newsmax poll conducted following the debate ranked him in last place.
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