To retired insurance agent John O. Green of La Mesa, Jeb Bush comes off as a son who reluctantly joins the family business for lack of anything better to do.
"Quite honestly, I don't think he really wants it that bad," Green said of the former Florida governor and presidential candidate. "It's like he's just going through the motions."
The second Republican presidential debate Wednesday offered Bush a chance to start gaining voter support to match his overwhelming lead in raising money. But detailed interviews with a dozen California Republicans who watched the CNN debate suggest that Bush made no progress.