Jeb Bush
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The campaign trail has been a bit bumpy lately for Jeb Bush. Once considered the frontrunner and favorite for the GOP nomination, the establishment pick has been hurt by the ascendance of outsiders like Donald Trump and Ben Carson, to the point where Fox News' Megyn Kelly is wondering when Bush might throw in the towel. (The last time this happened, the candidate dropped out of the race the next week.)

So, how dire is Jeb's situation? Bloomberg Politics put together this GIF that shows his free fall over the last two months pretty clearly:

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.