Bush Can't Shake Trump in Nashua

NASHUA, NH - After months of suffering through belittling attacks from GOP front runner Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was anything but low energy on the campaign trail Saturday night in Nashua. 

Making his case to a small crowd of seventy to eighty voters at Nashua Community College, Mr. Bush closed out a full day of campaigning by arguing for why he is the best choice to represent Republicans in next fall's presidential election.

Photo by Timothy Knight. 

"I hope you want someone who will bring a culture of change to Washington," quipped Mr. Bush in his opening remarks. He quickly added that the federal government needs to be a servant of the people and not their master. 

Coming off a difficult debate Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the former governor seemingly dismissed the party's front runner Mr. Trump as "not serious" during his remarks. 

However, just hours after the real estate mogul described Mr. Bush as "dumb as a rock," the son and brother of the last two elected GOP occupants of the Oval Office struggled to shrug off Mr. Trump's larger than life presence in the race. 

Bush even went so far as refer to his debate adversary in a majority of his answers, which acted as lightly dashed rebukes in the midst of outlining his policies. 

When asked at one point what steps he would take to address sex trafficking on a federal level, he parlayed the need to research the issue further as a sign of strength and humility, as opposed to, of course, Donald Trump.

Alluding to his counterparts in the Democratic Party, who were debating less then thirty minutes away in Manchester, Mr. Bush said, "they believe that life's not fair," while he contrasted it with his own point of view, "I believe life is a gift from God."

Released on Friday night, however, the latest Fox News poll has Donald Trump leading the GOP race with 39% of the vote. Governor Bush? He's stuck in the middle of the pack with only 3% support nationally, perhaps proving life just isn't fair after all.