Report: Jeb Bush dings Hillary Clinton at fundraiser

(L-R) Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Florida, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Getty

As he eyes a 2016 presidential bid, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush spoke at a fundraiser for his new leadership PAC in Connecticut on Wednesday, taking several shots the likely frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton.

Bush said that Clinton, a former Secretary of State under President Obama, would have a lot to answer for regarding the foreign policy mistakes of Mr. Obama's administration, several attendees told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.

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He added that Clinton, also a former senator and first lady, won't be able to lean on the legacy of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

"If someone wants to run a campaign about 90s nostalgia, it's not going to be very successful," Bush said, according to a fundraiser attendee who spoke with Hearst.

Of course, as the son and brother of former presidents himself, Bush would have to wrestle with his own family's legacy if he runs in 2016, which seems increasingly likely.

During the fundraiser, Bush rebutted concerns that he wouldn't be able to demarcate himself from his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and his brother, former President George W. Bush.

"Do you have a father?" Bush asked his audience, according to one attendee. "Do you have a brother? Are you the same person?"

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