Jeb Bush: I'm Not Mitt Romney, Won't Make His Mistakes

At an event in New York on Thursday, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., told supporters that he would not make the same mistakes that former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., did during his 2012 presidential bid.

[Romney] made it about a referendum on the presidents policies rather than about himself. He didnt show his heart, Bush said at the event according to the Washington Free Beacon. He didnt send a signal that he cared about people, when he did.

A lot of it is just connecting on a human level with people, not being behind some protective shield, Bush added. Campaigning in a way where youre outside your own comfort zone. Taking questions, not having it all scripted out, not having it all part of some narrative that producers made. Be more spontaneous.

Despite breaking with conservatives on issue ranging from Common Core to immigration, Bush sounded confident about his chances in the Republican presidential primary in 2016.

I know how to win a primary, I think, Bush said. But the easy way to win a primary is the hard way to win a general. So you have to be true yourself.

The Free Beacons article on the event can be read here.

H/t PoliticalWire, the indispensable political news site from Taegan Goddard.