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→2016 Presidential Campaign: The other page shouldn't be a separate page; that material belongs here.
On February 20, 2016, Bush withdrew from the Presidential race after losing the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/20/jeb-bush-republican-presidential-race/80033408/|title=Jeb Bush drops out of Republican presidential race|work=USA Today|date=February 20, 2016|accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> This was despite the fact he spent $130 million, much more than the other Republican candidates including Trump, showing that liberal fears about ''[[Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission|Citizens United v. FEC]]'' are wrong.<ref>Sarlin, Benjy (February 23, 2016). [http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/campaign-finance-activists-try-explain-jeb-bushs-130-million-fail Campaign finance activists try to explain Jeb Bush’s $130 million fail]. ''MSNBC''. Retrieved October 30, 2016.</ref>
On February 20, 2016, Bush withdrew from the Presidential race after losing the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/20/jeb-bush-republican-presidential-race/80033408/|title=Jeb Bush drops out of Republican presidential race|work=USA Today|date=February 20, 2016|accessdate=February 20, 2016}}</ref> This was despite the fact he spent $130 million, much more than the other Republican candidates including Trump, showing that liberal fears about ''[[Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission|Citizens United v. FEC]]'' are wrong.<ref>Sarlin, Benjy (February 23, 2016). [http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/campaign-finance-activists-try-explain-jeb-bushs-130-million-fail Campaign finance activists try to explain Jeb Bush’s $130 million fail]. ''MSNBC''. Retrieved October 30, 2016.</ref>
===Views on homosexuality===
During the 2016 campaign, issues relating to the [[homosexual agenda]] received much attention.
On a visit to [[Silicon Valley]] on July 16, Jeb Bush was asked by a homosexual employee of Thumbtack about discrimination, and Bush replied:<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_28494595/jeb-bush-takes-tough-questions-while-wooing-tech</ref>
{{cquote|I don't think you should be discriminated (against) because of your sexual orientation -- period, over and out.}}
Bush added that [[Christian]]s should be able to follow their [[faith]] in opposing [[same-sex marriage]].
== Post-political career ==
== Post-political career ==