Washington ( CNN ) -- Jeb Bush has been doing something he 's never really done before : talking publicly about running for president . As he does the television interview circuit this week around the release of a new book , `` Immigration Wars : Forging an American Solution , '' the former Florida governor and son and brother of former presidents is openly discussing his thinking on a run for the White House in 2016 . Bush told CNN on Tuesday he would n't make a decision in the near future . Asked if he 'll make a decision in 2014 , Bush said he did n't know and added that `` the only thing I 've decided is I 'm not going to think about it for 2013 . It 's just too far out for me personally . '' Bush passed on running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012 . Instead , he 's filled the role of a party elder statesman since leaving office in January 2007 after two terms as governor . Hanging over Bush is what can be described as Bush fatigue -- the idea that a Jeb Bush bid for the White House would carry his family 's political baggage . His father , George H.W . Bush , served one term before losing his 1992 re-election campaign against then-Arkansas Gov . Bill Clinton . The elder Bush angered many conservatives by breaking his `` no new taxes '' pledge . Brother George W. Bush served two terms but left office in January 2009 as a very unpopular president , even among Republicans , who were angered by his support of federal spending increases and his 2008 bailout of Wall Street during the financial crisis . From Katrina to 9/11 , Bush 41 opens up about his presidential son . That lingering feeling was a factor behind Jeb Bush 's decision not to run in the past election cycle , even though some Republicans urged him to consider a bid , said CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger . `` One of the reasons that I think Jeb Bush decided not to run this last time was that he thought there was still Bush fatigue in this country , '' Borger said . `` So the question is , if you skip ahead , four more years , will there still be Bush fatigue ? We just do n't know . '' And if Bush does run , his family ties will put him in uncharted territory , said CNN polling director Keating Holland . `` There have been plenty of presidential candidates whose fathers also ran for president , and a few whose brothers have been candidates . But if Jeb Bush throws his hat in the ring , he will be the first candidate in history who fits into both categories , '' Holland added . `` Does that help because the Bush 'brand name ' is well known , or hurt because Jeb would be judged by the public based on things he did not do himself ? Historically speaking , there is no way to tell . '' READ MORE : Jeb Bush 's controversial immigration proposals . But GOP strategist and CNN contributor Ana Navarro said Jeb Bush is free of the Bush fatigue , at least among Republicans . `` I think the Bush fatigue does n't apply to Jeb . And even if it did , among Republicans it 's been replaced with Obama fatigue , '' said Navarro , a longtime friend and supporter of the former Florida governor . If Bush does decide to run , and were he to win the 2016 GOP nomination , he could face off in the general election against a member of another famous political family -- Hillary Clinton . While the former first lady , senator , presidential candidate and secretary of state says she has no plans to run again for the White House , she has n't ruled out a bid , and if she did run , she 'd be the early favorite to win her party 's nomination . And if Bush does n't run , there 's the chance we could see a future White House bid from the next generation of the Bush family . Both of Bush 's sons are considering runs for public office . Bush told CNN that he now understands what his father went through . `` I know what my dad feels like , why he would get emotional every time he was in a setting where George or I were in pursuit of some office of some kind . ''
Jeb Bush is openly discussing his thinking on a run for CNN in 2012 . Bush skipped Republican presidential nomination bids in 2008 and 2012 . Hillary Clinton could be facing a member of another famous political family -- Jeb Bush . Both of Bush sons are considering runs for public office .