In the 2016 primary, Jeb Bush raised $78.6 million before dropping out.

Posted by The Michael Berry Show, Sep 15, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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The Michael Berry ShowSep 15, 2026

The claim departs from the passage: the post attributes the $78.6 million figure to Cruz, who stayed in the race later, not to Jeb Bush, whom it says raised the most money at the point he dropped out.

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Context. The passage says Jeb Bush raised the most money in a primary at the point he dropped out, and that Cruz stayed in later at $78.6 million. The extracted claim assigns the $78.6 million figure to Bush, which the post does not do.

Context. CBS/AP reporting says Bush and allies raised more than $150 million by the end of 2015, and CNN says his campaign and super PAC had raised over $100 million by mid-2015. These figures cover a different measure (campaign plus super PAC) and do not directly address the $78.6 million figure.[1][2]