About four months ago Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida and brother to and son of past Presidents of the United States of America, kicked off the contest for the 2016 presidential election by announcing that he was interested in the job. Mr. Bush is still not an officially declared candidate, but a half-dozen other Republicans are, and also two Democrats -- Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
What does all this activity starting a year-and-a-half or more before the election mean for the typical voter?
