Jeb Bush: 2012 was 'my time' to run
By TIM MAK | 6/6/12 5:47 PM EDT
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in an interview airing Thursday that he probably should have run for president in 2012, but wouldn’t rule out a run in the future.
“This was probably my time,” Bush told “CBS This Morning,” referring to the ongoing presidential campaign. “There’s a window of opportunity, in life, and for all sorts of reasons.”
Bush also wondered whether he would have fared well in today’s Republican Party.
“Although I don’t know, given what I believe and how I believe it, I’m not sure I would have been successful as a candidate, either. These are different times than just six years ago, when I last ran, or even longer than that,” he said.
That said, the Florida Republican doesn’t know whether he ever wants to be president.
“Have you made a decision that you don’t want to be president?” asked CBS host Charlie Rose.
“I have not made that decision,” Bush responded.
One thing Bush did seem to be sure about: not being Mitt Romney’s running mate.
“I’m not going to do it. I’m not going to be asked. And it’s not going to happen. That doesn’t mean I don’t have a voice. It doesn’t mean I don’t want to enthusiastically support Mitt Romney. I intend to do that, I’m doing it,” Bush said. “He’s got a great list of candidates that I’m sure he’s thinking about.”
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