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The Jebbiest Jeb! Moments of the 2016 Race

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If you had any doubt that politics are more like "Veep" than "The West Wing," Jeb! Bush resoundingly proves that awkward tragicomedy is the reigning genre of Washington. Constantly avoiding comparisons to his older brother, taking his mother along for campaign appearances, and struggling with a "glasses-on or glasses-off" wardrobe choice, Jeb!'s presidential campaign feels more like a kid desperately trying to run for class president after his brother ran a few years ago promising free pizza for lunch and ended up invading the neighboring middle school. You might find Jeb! listed in the thesaurus as an antonym for suave—and his total inability to hide how poorly he is doing gives him a touch of humanity that is never afforded to a frontrunner. Here, we've collected the most "Jebby" moments of the 2016 campaign, for your cringe-inducing pleasure.

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“Please Clap”

 

After delivering a speech to a crowd in Hanover, New Hampshire, Jeb! stared at a silent crowd. In a defeated tone of voice, which I have yet to be convinced isn’t merely his natural tone of voice, Jeb! pleads with the audience saying, “Please Clap.” Whether this was an attempt at comedy or an effort to save face, it’s about as effective as asking a girl to prom and then immediately saying, “just kidding, you’re probably going with someone else, that’s all right.” 

Sean Simon
Sean Simon is an Editorial News Senior Fellow at Law Street, and a senior at The George Washington University, studying Communications and Psychology. In his spare time, he loves exploring D.C. restaurants, solving crossword puzzles, and watching sad foreign films. Contact Sean at SSimon@LawStreetMedia.com.

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