Jeb Bush says he won’t run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 because now is not the right time for him to return to elected office.
What that means, of course, is everyone else can and probably will.
The jostling has already begun, not just for the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, but for those that will be given up by the people who will now line up to run for the Senate. It’s like dominoes (the game pieces, not the pizza joint) lined up in a row, falling one by one.
Meanwhile, the former governor's fans and supporters have set up several groups on Facebook and a politician page to educate “society about the Bush legacy and just how great of a political figure Jeb Bush has been for Florida,” according to the information posted on the politican page.
There was sadness and disappointment on the page yesterday when Bush said he won't run this time, but the point is the more than 1,000 people who had signed on as supporters were there, ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work had he decided to get into the race.
The numbers would have quickly multiplied, members would recruit others, and a whole viral-marketing campaign would be under way without the former governor lifting a finger.
It is an interesting next development in politics: an organized, grassroots digital groundswell.
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