Encourage the fragmentation of conservatives. Hope that candidates like Ben Carson can continue to siphon off a significant share of the vote without really coming close to the nomination
.. George W. Bush quickly raised more money than his rivals. He wooed conservative intellectuals and policy wonks. And he married the evangelical vote to the Republican establishment. By getting the Christian right in his corner early, he made it impossible for Steve Forbes or someone else to effectively challenge him from the right.
.. Jeb Bush is going to have to run more like Romney. He will have to win a war of attrition against candidates with less money, organization, experience, polish and poise.
Paleo Diet In and Pizza Out, a Slimmer Jeb Bush Seems Intent on Staying That Way
Mr. Bush has lost about 30 pounds since December
.. As he prepares to challenge an almost universally younger and svelter field of Republican rivals, Mr. Bush has adopted a drastic weight-loss program that is melting away pounds at a staggering rate even as it inflicts an unhappy toll: regular bouts of dietary crankiness.
.. One spring, he tried giving up breakfast and lunch for Lent, telling a constituent that the lengthy sacrifice left him famished.