@robertcostaNRO Watching him on CSPAN. This is not the guy who is going to bring us back. Total snooze, tired rhetoric.
— rantburger (@rantburger) March 16, 2013
You CPAC 'ers … was Jeb Bush received well or no?
— IrritatedWoman (@irritatedwoman) March 16, 2013
The case of Bush fatigue Twitchy recently reported seems to have spread to CPAC, where former Gov. Jeb Bush was the featured speaker at tonight’s Ronald Reagan dinner. Symptoms included a general lack of enthusiasm, according to those following along. The message, in a nutshell: stop being perceived as the “anti-everything” party.
There is a sense in crowd that Jeb is lecturing. Reading them his memo. No red meat, no big applause lines. Even-tempered.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 16, 2013
Jeb Bush's semi-flat speech wasn't the pep talk CPAC speakers often give — instead, outlined a potential foundation for GOP's future.
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) March 16, 2013
Maybe Jeb's speech was written to be read, not spoken? It definitely fell flat.
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) March 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/m_mcaulay/statuses/312729781898715136
https://twitter.com/AustinPaul19/status/312730213484204032
@lawremipsum The college kids want a bombast but instead just give Jeb's muted speech a golf clap.
— Mike Whelan (@mikewhelanjr) March 16, 2013
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Pretty tepid applause for a very strong, thoughtful Jeb CPAC speech
— Adam Smith (@adamsmithtimes) March 16, 2013
Bush did receive a standing ovation, though.
That standing O was out of respect. It was not a warm embrace. At least that's my read from the center of the room.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 16, 2013
@robertcostaNRO maybe people were too busy figuring on their phones how much jeb wants to raise their taxes by.
— Ryan Ellis (@RyanLEllis) March 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/campaignkev/status/312731988752736257
Well-deserved. Great for Republican party RT @ZekeJMiller: Jeb gets a standing ovation after CPAC speech
— Henry Blodget (@hblodget) March 16, 2013
Blogger Kira Davis did track down one sign of excitement earlier in the day.
https://twitter.com/KiraAynDavis/status/312667086340100096