Washington ( CNN ) Jeb Bush 's money machine expectations , Al Gore 's Iowa trip , Rand Paul 's Iran strategy and John Boehner 's next move were all topics around the `` Inside Politics '' table this Sunday . Jeb Bush is going to be doubling down on his contrast with Hillary Clinton on transparency , using the emails he released from his time as governor of Florida -- and maybe the U.S. 's largest e-retailer . While Bush has already released the first chapter of his e-book on his website , Ron Fournier of the National Journal reports that Bush is in serious negotiations with Amazon for a big deal that would have the full memoir published across all its platforms , including Kindle . `` He 'll use the emails to draw a narrative of his time in Florida -- the highs , the lows , but also some mistakes , some errors , '' said Fournier . Many recent presidential candidates have written books before or during their runs for the White House , but all have to prove themselves in the race for campaign cash . One of the big early tests for presidential candidates is to prove they can raise the money for the long haul . And the first lap in the money primary winds up at the end of this month , when candidates have to report their first-quarter fund-raising totals . CNN 's John King reveals that there is a bit of an expectations game clash underway as we head into the final weeks of the quarter . Team Bush got a bit dismayed when several allies started talking about a record-smashing $ 100 million quarter for his `` Right To Rise '' political action committee . Now , some Bush allies are bragging that a $ 50 million figure would still be a big deal . Are they trying to truly lower expectations -- or just create space for a bigger number to be a bigger deal ? We 'll know in three weeks . After Hillary Clinton 's email controversy , there 's been a lot of talk about who would step in if she bowed out as a potential Democratic presidential candidate . One high-profile politician who 's planning his first trip to Iowa in over a decade has a lot of Hawkeye State Democrats buzzing , according to CNN 's Jeff Zeleny . `` ( Former Vice President Al Gore ) says he 's not running . I 'm sure he 's not , but he 's doing a climate leadership workshop that 's getting everyone there sort of excited , '' said Zeleny . `` By then , Hillary Clinton will probably already be in the race , but Democrats in Iowa who are hungry for a different type of politics might be signing up for these workshops May 5 through the 7th in Cedar Rapids . '' As the deadline nears for a nuclear policy agreement between Iran and six world powers including the U.S. , all eyes will be on Sen. Rand Paul . Paul has been trying to shore up his foreign policy credentials to satisfy the more hawkish elements in the Republican Party , but Bloomberg 's Lisa Lerer questions whether his attempts are working . `` This past week he signed on as a co-sponsor to legislation giving Congress final say over any deal that 's struck by the administration , '' said Lerer . `` It 's unlikely to be enough to satisfy parts of the Republican base and also satisfy key donors for the party who are very concerned about Israel . '' `` He also came under fire this past week for not applauding vociferously enough during Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu 's speech . I think a lot of eyes will be on him this month as we delve into these issues . '' As Congress ' slugfest over Homeland Security funding ends , NPR 's Juana Summers looks ahead to more tough fights for House Speaker John Boehner , including appropriations battles and the fall 's debt ceiling fight . One of the keys to the outcome of these future clashes is Boehner 's plan to handle the House GOP 's contentious tea party members . `` Is Boehner willing to continually antagonize the far right wing of his party and pass legislation with Democrats ? Or will he be passing bills with only Republicans ? '' asks Summers . `` And that , I think , will tell us a lot about what the Congress will look like in the next few years to come . ''
The Bush money machine faces the expectations game . Posted by: SH at October 11, 2016 02:05 PM (gmeXX)