--- title: Watch Jeb Bush's Saddest Campaign Moments description: The former Florida Governor and son of presidents has not had an easy go. canonical: https://time.com/4231020/jeb-bush-please-clap-saddest-moments-south-carolina/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-21T01:27:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:58.267Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Jeb Bush's Saddest Campaign Moments og:description: The former Florida Governor and son of presidents has not had an easy go. og:url: https://time.com/4231020/jeb-bush-please-clap-saddest-moments-south-carolina/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b8fdf2db9d38306/69887c98524fc0b2c4df6a3f/young-photographer-politics-election-lightbox-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: young-photographer-politics-election-lightbox-02 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Jeb Bush's Saddest Campaign Moments twitter:description: The former Florida Governor and son of presidents has not had an easy go. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b8fdf2db9d38306/69887c98524fc0b2c4df6a3f/young-photographer-politics-election-lightbox-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Jeb Bush's Saddest Campaign Moments > Sponsored content. 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This double exposure image shows Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaking to attendees at a town hall meeting in Pelham, N.H. on Jan 23, 2016.Mark Abramson by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) and [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) Feb 21, 2016 1:27 AM UTC Jeb Bush’s campaign has fallen short of expectations. At one time the Republican front-runner with substantial money behind his campaign’s super PAC, the former Florida Governor was the man to beat. Then, billionaire Donald Trump emerged as a more serious contender than his veteran team had anticipated. Bush never quit figured out how to deal with him, and finished well behind him Saturday in South Carolina. It was the latest example of Bush winding up with disappointing results despite earnest efforts. TIME’s Philip Elliot narrates a string of clips that highlight Bush’s fall. There is evidence of his awkwardness on the campaign trail, which may have cost him dearly after a promising start. 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