Jeb Bush gets most important endorsement yet — his mother's

Barbara Bush
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Two years ago, former first lady Barbara Bush said her family had been over-represented at the White House, and that "enough Bushes" had won the presidency.

That could have been bad news for her son, Jeb, who has his eye on a 2016 run. Luckily, at a gala dinner in Florida on Friday night, The Washington Post reports that Jeb skyped in his mom to deliver some good news.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.