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strong>ORLANDO, Fla. — Jeb Bush's efforts to breathe new life into his stagnant presidential campaign are getting lost among first-time Florida voters who are beguiled by his former mentee, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

"I honestly have never even heard of that," Serena Fernandez told the Washington Examiner Friday when asked about Bush's "Jeb Can Fix It" campaign reboot. The former Florida governor debuted the slogan in his home state earlier this month while kicking off a new phase of his floundering campaign.

"Me neither," said Melany Hernandez.

Both girls attend Florida Gulf Coast University and were among the many young voters present at the Florida GOP's 2015 Sunshine Summit.

"I think he's trying too hard," added Sean Casey, another FGCU student.

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