Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is turning his focus to New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary, where Granite State Republicans have often turned against his family.
On Thursday, Bush’s Right to Rise PAC announced the former Florida governor will head up to the Granite State from March 13-14 as he continues exploring running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Bush announced back in December that he was exploring a presidential bid.
Also on Thursday, Right to Rise brought Rich Killion, a longtime New Hampshire Republican strategist, on board in a senior adviser role. In recent election cycles, Killion helped former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., in the 2008 election cycle and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s 2012 efforts.
Killion led Bruce Keough’s gubernatorial campaign back in 2002 and served as executive director of N.H. Citizens for A Sound Economy. The Bush family has faced mixed results in New Hampshire primaries over the years. Claiming a “big mo” after winning the Iowa caucus in 1980, George H.W. Bush came crashing down in New Hampshire after the infamous Nashua Telegraph debate when Ronald Reagan’s “I paid for this microphone” line became established in political lore.
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