On March 11, 2009, the Twitter account @cgables43 was created with the name "Jeb Bush". For nearly a year, I have waited to see if the former Florida Governor would indeed tweet. Today, @cgables43 issued their first tweet saying:
As @JebBush's following skyrocketed, so did speculation as to whether or not this actually was Jeb Bush. Minutes after the tweet from @cgables43, I was able to independently confirm with Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education that the account is indeed former Florida Governor Bush.
Bush's move onto Twitter is a significant one. Jeb Bush has seemingly always been a tech-geek of sorts, whether it is sporting off his new Kindle to Tucker Carlson in an Esquire interview or featuring his beloved Blackberry in his official Governor's portrait which hangs in the state Capitol.
Bush's Twitter maneuver brings many questions with it - How active of a Twitter user will Bush be? Will the tech-savvy former Governor personally tweet? Does the Governor's Twitter-move accompanied by a more public schedule in recent months signal that he is gearing up for another run at public office, possibly the White House in 2012?
