Jeb Bush heads to New Hampshire

This week, Republican Jeb Bush will make his first political trip to New Hampshire in 15 years -- as he seeks to build support for his likely White House bid in the early voting state.

Bush's events include a roundtable discussion with members of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce on Friday, followed by a party at the Dover, N.H., home of Fergus Cullen, a former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.

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Cullen told Paste BN that he has not endorsed any Republican in the still-developing GOP field and has extended similar offers to other candidates to give them an opportunity to meet "opinion leaders" in the state.

Bush, Cullen said, "has a recognizable name, but the fact is he doesn't have personal relationships with elected officials or activists. He's starting from scratch in that regard."

Cullen said two other Republicans might have a slight edge in organizational strength: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, whose father finished a strong second in the 2012 presidential primary, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who visited five times during the 2014 gubernatorial campaign in his role as Republican Governors Association chairman. Additionally, key Christie aides worked on the state's gubernatorial and Senate campaigns last year.