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TribFest: Bush Won’t Endorse Dad for President

At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for Land Commissioner, said he wouldn't endorse his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, should he decide to run for president in 2016.

By Evan SmithSept. 21, 2014, 2:16 p.m. CentralUpdated Sept. 21, 2014, 2:16 p.m. Central

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TribFest: Bush Won’t Endorse Dad for President

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
September 21, 2014

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<p><span>At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for Land Commissioner, said he wouldn't endorse his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, should he decide to run for president in 2016.</span></p>
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At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for Land Commissioner, said he wouldn't endorse his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, should he decide to run for president in 2016.

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