Jeb Bush, the new Dan Quayle?

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3. Both different flavors of sons of entitlement

I think you nailed Jeb pretty well. Because he is a bit nerdier than Jr. that got him the "smart" Bush son categorization from the loving media. But, he clearly is not a real sharp guy generally, and certainly is not a quick thinker in the public forum.

Jr was a dumb ass, but he got the party boy dna, he was snappier and had that superficial veneer of personality that unfortunately appeals to a lot of people. While I agree pretty strongly that he was using substances while in the white house, he also had that discipline thing in other ways - Jeb is a doughboy type, Jr. runs and bikes, gets into that pattern of exercise. He also was angry down inside and motivated by a father/son complex to try to out do his father.

So, he let Rove mold him as a public figure. Given a compliant, republican enabling national media, a perfect storm to elect "the guy you would like to have a beer with" vs the smart and capable (or, arrogant liar) guy.