jush refused to sign the -- jed bush refused to sign the anti-tax pledge. doesn't? >> everywhere running signed the pledge, made a commitment not to raise taxes. jed bush has not been in office for 10 years, he's pre tea party, didn't raise taxes when he was governor, and had some tax reductions and didn't raise taxes. it's awkward for him to make the commitment, because his father broke it. heap has -- he has to decide thou run as his own person, not fix dad assist mistakes. >> today republicans are threatening to defund the department of homeland security. you are a supporter of immigration, and you called immigration into america our greatest asset. are republicans making the right move? >> have you a challenge: 2007 when bush pushed for comprehensive immigration, it was president obama who killed it with key votes, and came in with a letter saying this is over, it's written up in "the washington post" at the time. for the first two years of obama administration's presidency. he had superchoices. for two years, every day he wok up, didn't do it, went to bed. >> i

for jed bush a candidate the crowd is not fond of it's important. there's an opportunity to make inroads and, by the way, they have to figure out how to do this without stumbling in a new format. >> jed bush has two problems. immigration and education. >> yes, immigration and education and for the first time he'll have to face questions about it as opposed to putting it in his own phraseology, it's the first time cpac is having q and a sessions as opposed to the candidate delivering speeches and framing the issues. >> who needs to make sa big slash. who can make a big splash? >> so much attention now is on scott walker. the poll numbers suggest that he is rising fast. there's a lot of people in washington activist organizers, they kick for tyres, saying is scott walker for real or someone that can deliver a great speech. that's what you have to find out. >> the lift is long talking rubio rubio, carson fiorena, chris christie, does anyone have a chance. >> it's hard to get past with walk are getting tanks, and this being rand paw audience and jed bus

many believe this will play to the strengths of governor jed bush who may have a long way to go to winr the crowd. c.p.a.c. is about winning. the winning of the straw poll results is what matters most. >> for the second year in a row, as you can see, kentucky senator rand paul run with 31%. >> that only counts at c.p.a.c. rand would love a repeat his father ron won the poll twice, and that's all he won. with 13 potential presidential hopefuls and a dozen stars addressing c.p.a.c., the g.o.p. shows that they are for limited government and unlimited speeches. >>> let's bring in al jazeera political correspondent michael shure to dive into this. it's a jam-packed slate, i guess, if you look at it that way. what can we learn about the spoption presidential candidates. >> i think what we can learn is who will stake out the ground. this is not for the faint of heart republicans. the people that weigh into c.p.a.c. are trying to would you the voters. that's why they are trying to take that ground talking tough on abortion. reminding everywhere that he was the one trying to defund planned pare

. >> jed bush is one of the biggest names. he doesn't always appeal to the conservative wing of the party, the rehabilitation could be significant. the event is a surprise a minor carrier delivering a performance, winning over the crowd. for one conservative operative, the people who leave the hall will take the message out to the country, selling the person they like the best. >> we are a big party. there's a lot of opinions. these are clearly the conservatives, the people that will be out there knocking on doors, supporting candidates, everyone is here to make the best impression. >> there is a poll at the end of the conference. a pop idle meaning little when it comes to presidential nomination. it's better than losing. republicans lost the last two presidential elections, and they don't want that to become a habit >>> diplomats from the u.s. and cuba will meet for a second time on friday as they move towards normalizing nations. the two sides said they'd re-establish embassies in both countries, for cuban americans, talks a

. >> before the president spoke, republican jed bush picked up the conservative line of attack. >> it's a mistake to think that i.s.i.s. is not what it is. it's violent extreme islamic terrorism. and the more we try to ignore that reality, the less likely we'll develop the appropriate strategy to garner support in the muslim world to do what i say, which is tighten the noose and take them out. >> the point is about more than the battle of i.s.i.l. and al qaeda. >> we don't mean terrorists were killing innocent people we mean the ideologies the infrastructure of extremists the propagandaists recruiters, funders who radicalize and recruit or insight people to violence. the 3-day meeting is to build ideas to stop extremism where it starts. in local communities around the country and the globe. sitting programs under way in three american cities the approach aims to build awareness of factors leading to radicalization radicalization. counter extremist narratives with an emphasis on social media and blocking the path to violence. president barack obama said a lack of civil liberties and othe

scott walker headed jed bush in a poll. he's a good politician. his acuty, his knowledge of politics will acontract dollars. that is what happens here. at that point the issues that the people are advocating appeal to them. it's a 2-way street. >> how dramatically did citizens united change the political landscape? >> dramatically. before citizens united core aspect of electoral advocacy were off limits to corporations unions. and after citizens united they can spend unlimited money. so it was significant. >> we mentioned the democratic republican parties, requiring law to disclose their donors not so for outside groups. the money coming from anonymous sources. does it not breed mistrust if not corruption? >> definitely undermines the public safety when a handful of millionaires and billionaires are fighting it out. and ordinary voters are left on the sidelines. this doesn't have to be the way we conduct our democracy. we can promote programs matching contributions of citizens and would put the voters rather than the large donors at the center of

but that is jed bush's strategy -- jeb bush's strategy.gest that "washington journal" that they have a call in for floridians only and asked loadings how they rate jed bush -- ask floridians how they rate jeb bush. they encourage wealthy retirees who do not want to pay income tax to come to florida. gave them a break on that income taxes. he got rid of the intangible tax. before he became governor, he opened the first charter school in florida, and he wanted as governor to start a school voucher program, which the florida supreme court called unconstitutional because you are underfunding public schools. so, yeah, come on, jeb. we are waiting for you to run. come on, baby. caller: --guest: one of the things i think is a real tragedy in the u.s. public school system is lack of competition. i'm a big believer that competition leads us to the best product, and right now, we've not seen a competitive environment in regards to training up the next generation. basically, i want to see laws and policy put in place that allow for a very free market

appearing the of video link were jeb bush was speaking, she said jed, it is mom, what do you mean tooany bushes? i changed my mind. at the time, she said jed bush was qualified to run but she told us there is no question jeb is the best qualified person to run but i hope you will not. i refuse to accept that this great country is not raising other wonderful people. the former governor has moving toward a likely presidential campaign. that is from politico.com. next is jeff from springdale arkansas. caller: i like the affordable care act because it is the only way we were able to get insurance for my wife. i own a small business, do not have enough employees to do group insurance so i would give everyone money to buy insurance on their own. my wife has a history of depression. she is never been to a doctor or psychologist. nobody would insure her because of this history of depression, even though she was perfectly healthy in every other way. in 2014, we were able to get insurance through obamacare. we just have to pay for the insurance. that is the first time in 15 years that my wife h

barbara bush on jed -- "i change my mind." arbara bush cleared the path for another fun to run for president. i've changed my mind, she said. her announcement came via skype to supporters of her family literacy foundation. while her son, jeb bush, sat on stage gladly welcoming her approval he said, can i get that in writing? " we will go to jean on the republican line. caller: hello. while you protect about journalism, i've not heard anyone mention intimidation. intimidation from the government. i think it does happen. it has always happened. i don't just mean this in ministration. presently, this in ministration tops them all. the wanted since i can think of it is bob woodward was talking about something that recently happen. i don't remember what it was about. all i remember was that he said, this is madness. then, about one week after, he retract or he said. the reason i noticed him is because he is very well known. but, i heard it many other times in the news where a reporter would say one thing, or pundit would say one thi