With a little more than two weeks before the March 1 primary in Texas, Jeb Bush picked up the endorsement from the San Antonio Express-News editorial board, which described the Texas native and former Florida governor as “the obvious choice for constructive conservatives.”
The editorial board writes that Bush “is not the flashiest candidate” and early on seemed “overshadowed by the explosive, confrontational personalities of other presidential contenders.”
But the paper describes him as a “thoughtful, decent and inclusive leader” who “is best prepared to make the big decisions that will be required of the next president of the United States.”
The endorsement comes the same day that the Dallas Morning News backed Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the nomination.
The editorial board acknowledges that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has a home field advantage but says “the freshman senator has demonstrated a frightening willingness to push the American economy to the brink of disaster to pursue his ideological agenda” and “lacks the temperament to be president.”
With 155 delegates at stake, Texas will be a critical state on March 1, when the Lone Star State and 12 other states hold nominating contests.