Jeb Bush Cutting Back On Campaign Salaries

The establishment loves Jeb Bush, and while I’m not a Donald Trump gal myself, I do think he’s part of the reason Bush isn’t in the top dog right now. He ruffled the establishment’s feathers, and Bush fell.

Looks like he’s still falling.

According to a report from Bloomberg, Bush’s campaign is struggling– so much that he was forced to issue pay cuts across the board.

The campaign is removing some senior staff from the payroll, parting ways with some consultants, and downsizing its Miami headquarters to save more than $1 million per month and cut payroll by 40 percent this week, according to Bush campaign officials who requested anonymity to speak about internal changes. Senior leadership positions remain unchanged.

The campaign is also cutting back 45 percent of its budget, except for dollars earmarked for TV advertising and spending for voter contacts, such as phone calls and mailers.

Word has it that Bush plans to focus his dwindling resources on New Hampshire.  Oh, and his campaign maintains that these cuts are coming from a “position of strength,” which makes about zero sense to me.

“This is about winning the race,” an adviser said. “We’re doing it now and making the shifts with confidence. We expect to win.”

Yeah, not really seeing it.

A recent Iowa poll shows Bush tied for fifth place.

If we could get Bush out of the way, that’d be great. Is this the beginning of his end, or just another bump in the road?