Jeb Bush tapping former advisers to father and brother

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Despite his earlier reluctance to appear as the next in line in the Bush dynasty, Jeb Bush is tapping his families' network of former aides and advisers in an early voting push.

Politico reported that Sally Bradshaw, longtime Bush adviser, is working with Josh Bolten, former President George W. Bush's chief of staff from 2006-2009, to deploy "hundreds" of former White House staffers to get out the vote for Jeb, particularly in early voting states.

David Bates, an aide and cabinet secretary under George H. W. Bush's vice presidency and presidency, plans to go to New Hampshire right before the Feb. 9 primary to campaign for Jeb.

Bush's campaign hopes the dedicated group of White House alumni will get out the vote all over the country, focusing most of their energy on early voting states ahead of the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1.

The Washington Post reported Bush has dropped in the polls since July, down to between 3 and 5 percent. The super PAC supporting him - Right to Rise - has already burned through about half of its money. The group recently spent $50 million on a record-breaking TV ad buy that did little to nudge the candidate's polling numbers upwards.