re: Jeb Bush...would the Tea Party vote for him?

The Tea Party would hate him in the primary and begrudgingly vote for him in the general. They'd probably like him a little more than Romney, but not much. The difference between Jeb and Romney, is that independents will hate Jeb thanks to his last name. Combine independents with Tea Party apathy, but with the possibility of taking Florida, and you have a setup for a very close loss electorally, but a blood bath population wise.