HOUSTON (AP) – The outside political group supporting Jeb Bush’s bid for president with tens of millions of dollars in television advertising is considering placing organizing staff in Iowa and New Hampshire.
The strategic move would follow the decision of his formal campaign to refocus its efforts on the two early-voting states.
Senior advisers to the group tried to paint an upbeat picture of Bush’s White House prospects at the outset of two days of concurrent meetings held in Houston for major donors to Bush’s campaign and the group, a super PAC known as Right to Rise USA.
The retreat ending Monday comes just days after Bush’s formal campaign cut employee salaries by 40 percent and said it would move jobs from its Miami headquarters to the leadoff-voting states.