Jeb Bush
Once upon a time, Jeb Bush was a crucial early endorsement for Scott Walker's first run for Wisconsin governor. Times have changed. Now that Walker is surging in the 2016 Republican primary, he's
taking subtle digs at Bush and some in Bush's camp are taking less subtle shots back.
For Walker's part:
It started with a subtle poke at Jeb Bush almost two months ago, when Scott Walker suggested that Republicans need “a new, fresh approach.” Since then, Walker has continued jabbing, casting himself as the “son of a preacher” — instead of, say, a president — and warning Republicans against “looking to the past.”
Bush isn't engaging in the sniping himself, but some of his prominent supporters are diving in:
... Al Cardenas, a Miami-based lawyer and longtime Bush supporter, took to Twitter to attack Walker’s shifting positions: “Did u know S Walker was for path to citizenship. Now not? Did u know he was against ethanol subsidy, now he is for? Do u really know him?” [...]
“Running for president requires having the mettle to keep your boots on, not change into flip-flops when it starts getting hot,” [Bush ally Ana] Navarro said in an e-mail. “I think the flip-flop label hasn’t yet stuck to Walker because unlike Romney, until now he’s had a low profile nationally.”
Of course, Ana Navarro supported Mitt Romney, but evidently "flip-flopper" is the main line of attack coming out of the Bush camp right now. We'll know it's really serious when Jeb gets off his "I’m not going to tear down my fellow Republicans" high horse and takes some shots at Walker himself.
It's going to be a long campaign, and while there's a lot of time for Walker to screw up, the way things are developing right now, Jeb's not going to win unless someone takes Walker down.