Terminal?

Bush: My campaign's not 'terminal'

By Nick Gass

Jeb Bush laughed off the notion that his campaign is "terminal" on Thursday, a day after the former Florida governor struggled to get airtime on stage at the third Republican primary debate and walked into his Florida rival's trap.

Bush went after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in Boulder for practicing what he called a "French work week" in the Senate and missing votes during his presidential campaign. Rubio pounced, remarking that his campaign is "not going to be about attacking anyone else on the stage."

"There are those that say that that decision, that exchange, is terminal for your campaign," Fox News' Jenna Lee remarked, asking Bush why those people are wrong.

Bush chuckled.

“Look, we’re still in October. We have more than 100 days left before we go to the Iowa caucuses. We have an extraordinary team here," he remarked, noting the endorsement of former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg and ground operations in early voting states like Iowa and South Carolina. Of all the campaigns, "we're the one that has the best organization," he added.

"I knew this was going to be a long journey, but to suggest that the campaign is terminal? Come on," he said. "That's pretty funny."