Jeb Bush Drops Out

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has closed up shop after a dismal showing in the first three contests to be the 2016 Republican candidate for president.

A distant 4th place showing in South Carolina yesterday - getting only 8% of the vote - sealed Jeb's fate.

Prior to South Carolina, there were poor showings in New Hampshire (4th place with 11%) and Iowa (6th place with only 2.8%).

Many pundits say it was just the wrong year for such an established political name. I personally felt no one wanted another Bush in the White House again after the sad state his brother left the country in back in 2008 losing over 700,000 jobs a month.

The Twitterverse was quick to respond:

Jeb Bush finally found a way to be the #1 trending topic on twitter, by dropping out of the GOP race.... pic.twitter.com/GP8LmNpEmP

— The Silent Majority (@StrokerAce90) February 21, 2016

¡Jeb! has left the race. Please clap. 👏👏👏

— Marc Love (@marcslove) February 21, 2016

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world Jeb was the smart brother.

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 21, 2016