Jeb Holds Court at Republican Confab

After his most challenging week yet on the campaign trail, Jeb Bush found solace here at the tony Phoenician Resort not with a trip to the spa but by engaging in nearly five hours of closed door meetings Thursday with dozens of Republican National Committee members in town for the RNC’s quarterly meeting. He got dressed down about his support for Common Core, was asked questions he couldn’t answer and even ended up making an impromptu appearance on the radio – in Guam. But according to committeemen and state party chairs who attended the private meetings, the face-time with Bush accomplished something significant: they got a much better feel for the candidate and were impressed by his command of a wide range of policy issues.