It should be understood by all voters, that Republican candidates are short of attack dogs in the mainstream media, so occasionally they are forced to decide if they should face the beast head on, when they clearly know that the press will be doing their best to destroy them.

Jeb clearly has to deal with a different level of scrutiny than Billary does.
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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
Winston Churchill

"So it goes." Kurt Vonnegut jr.