--- title: George W. Bush: '50-50' Chance Jeb Bush Will Make 2016 big description: "I'd give it a toss up," the former president said in a Sunday interview canonical: https://time.com/3574665/george-w-bush-jeb-bush-president-2016/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-09T15:27:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:19:20.996Z article:section: Politics og:title: George W. Bush: '50-50' Chance Jeb Bush Will Run in 2016 og:description: "I'd give it a toss up," the former president said in a Sunday interview og:url: https://time.com/3574665/george-w-bush-jeb-bush-president-2016/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf200ae7d4645e7f/698767de2dce01447e9dbb1e/jeb-bush1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, speaks at an event at Illuminating Technologies Inc., in Greensboro, N.C. on Sept. 24, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: George W. Bush: '50-50' Chance Jeb Bush Will Run in 2016 twitter:description: "I'd give it a toss up," the former president said in a Sunday interview twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf200ae7d4645e7f/698767de2dce01447e9dbb1e/jeb-bush1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # George W. Bush: ‘50-50’ Chance Jeb Bush Will Run in 2016  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Nov 9, 2014 3:27 PM UTC  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, speaks at an event at Illuminating Technologies Inc., in Greensboro, N.C. on Sept. 24, 2014. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, speaks at an event at Illuminating Technologies Inc., in Greensboro, N.C. on Sept. 24, 2014.Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Nov 9, 2014 3:27 PM UTC Former President George W. Bush said the chances his brother and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will run for president in 2016 are “50-50.” “He’s not here knocking on my door, you know, agonizing about the decision,” he said in a Sunday _Face the Nation_ interview. “He knows exactly — you know, the ramifications on family, for example. He’s seen his dad and his brother go through the presidency. I’d give it a toss up.” Bush said his father and fellow former president, George H. W. Bush, taught him that the presidency is still a worthy pursuit despite those “ramifications.” “The priorities of your life don’t have to be compromised,” he said. “I know Jeb’s priority is his family. A priority is his family. I also know it’s his country. And his deep faith. 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