Bedford, N.H.

People want to like Jeb Bush. At least 700 folks packed into McKelvie Middle School this morning—most of them there a good 45 minutes before the candidate was expected to arrive. It was a real crowd, with another 200 or so overflowing outside the school. And that’s not counting the hundred or so reporters on hand hoping to rubberneck at what has been a not great week for the candidate.