Third Bush to Announce Doesn’t Excite Voters Here

By Dan Merritt, Advocate Reporter

Announcement by Jeb Bush that he’s running for President June 15 last week didn’t send people into the streets here in Winner or the area, ringing bells and expressing joy.

He’s the third Bush in 27 years to announce he’s seeking the nation’s highest office.

He’s one too many for Mack Cox who was part of a phone poll of Winner and Winner area citizens conducted by the Advocate on Monday and Tuesday, June 15 and 16.

Names were randomly picked from the phone book.

When it comes to being President, “I just don’t like three out of the same family. Two’s plenty,” Cox said.

He’s respectful of the Bushes — the father George and his son George W. (Jeb’s brother). “But I just don’t want a third one.”

There are plenty in the running to choose from.