Doris Kearns Goodwin on Jeb: ‘You Can’t Blame the Process’

TODD: "Doris?
KEARNS GOODWIN: "Woah."
TODD: "Yeah."
KEARNS GOODWIN: "I mean, compare that with how McCain handled himself in a similar situation in ‘07. He was cutting staff as Mr. Bush has, his poll numbers had gone down, he was in a bad place. And he said, “It’s how you face a challenge politically and physically that determines your character and your courage.” And he said I’m going to be going on a bus, I’m going to be lean and mean, and he said I’m going to go out among the people. And eventually, Mac was back. I mean you have to take these moments of adversity, and you have to show strength and courage and forward optimism. You can’t blame the process. You’re it— you’re in it."