Bush, like his dad, retired from public life
If he wanted, he could have spoke at CPAC from 2009-2014 even though the average Republican voter saw him as an elitist and warmongering
After Trump, he would never be invited, he’s hated by the rank and file
I sh**t y’all not, he could have been invited to the DNC. I could see that. But not CPAC. Image saying that in 2004!
I doubt it, you average run of the mill republican has a favourable opinion of him, it just Trump activists who may not but that doesn't mean he is some liability