Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush claimed Sunday that he hated being the GOP front-runner during the beginning of the primary process, and prefers trailing the current front-runners.
Bush told “Face The Nation” host John Dickerson that he always thought there would be a “high expectation” for him to do well because of his family history. He said that he feels good about where the campaign is situated right now.
“Six months ago, people thought you were the front-runner,” Dickerson told Bush.
“I hated that,” Bush said.
“I feel much better back here,” Bush said, referring to his current polling position. “I’ve always thought that there was going to be a high expectation for me, and I totally get it. … Because I have a brother that was president and a father who was president.”
“Being the front-runner made me feel like that people were going to begin to say, ‘Well, this guy is just dancing right through this.’ I have to go earn it. I have higher expectations on me than people have on me. So it doesn’t bother me a bit that the expectations are high.”
“I want to win, which means that you garner momentum when it matters,” Bush added. “So I feel good about where we are right now.”
The former Florida governor currently sits fourth in the Washington Examiner’s latest power rankings.
