Jeb Bush first stumbled on the Iraq if-you-knew-then-what-you-know-now question in an interview with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. He stumbled again the next day in a radio interview with Sean Hannity. He stumbled yet again in a town hall taking questions from unscreened voters in Nevada, which was followed by taking questions from the press. And, after four days of trying, Bush finally answered the question in another session with voters and the press in Arizona.

Notice anything about that? Of course Bush took plenty of deserved criticism for the substance of his answers. But give him this: All of Bush’s missteps took place in open, unscripted exchanges with the press or with voters in full view of the press. And when Bush messed up on a serious question, he did not withdraw or limit access to his events. Some voters who attended really let him have it, like Ivy Ziedrich, the Young Democrat who told Bush, “Your brother created ISIS!” Still, Bush didn’t subject anyone to any sort of pre-questioning. He didn’t cancel events. He was available the whole time, even as he struggled to find an answer to a question that clearly troubled him.