Not to stray into modern politics too much, but I think the possibility of a Jeb Bush presidency, despite being somewhat comical to us nowadays, isn't actually that far fetched. If the GFC had been staved off a little longer, W's legacy would probably look a bit better and Obama might've absorbed more of the blame for it. Jeb, having recently come off a governorship in Florida, still quite a swing state at the time, would look pretty good on paper in 2012. Given that Romney was able to secure the nomination, it doesn't seem beyond the realm of possibility that a moderate like Jeb could lead the ticket. None of the red states that election were close, so he can easily hold onto those. Florida was fairly close and he very likely flips it, ending up 235 electoral votes. It's a real uphill battle from there, as the next couple of blue states weren't particularly close, but it's not unthinkable. I believe he actually made a comment at one point that 2012 was year he actually should've ran.
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