Jeb Bush's position on raising taxes presents a huge obstacle to a 2016 run

Jeb Bush&#039;s position on raising taxes presents a huge obstacle to a 2016 run

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last updated 8 January 2015

Despite possessing the most famous family name in the Republican Party, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush faces an enormously difficult path to the 2016 nomination, if he should choose to run for president. First, there's his past support for comprehensive immigration reform that would include some pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Then, there's his support for the Common Core educational standards, something of a sleeper issue that's of enormous importance to the Republican base.

Now, Politico reminds us that Bush is guilty of another conservative heresy: a willingness to raise taxes.