When Jeb Bush launched his presidential campaign on June 15, I was ready with a prediction: Bush would win the Republican primary and the general election. Oops.

On Saturday, Bush announced he was ending his campaign. He never placed better than fourth in a primary or caucus. Rather than try to sweep my early prediction under the proverbial rug, I’d like to hold myself accountable and try to figure out what happened.

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