Jeb needs to eat some carbs. Body language and the paleo diet he is on

I sat next to Jeb! yesterday through either dumb luck or because I fit the event handler’s demographic.   They pulled me from the back of the room at the Senior Center in rural North Conway, NH and had me sit in the chair immediately next to Jeb!’s empty chair while he spoke, and the one immediately in the range of the bank of cameras behind Jeb!.   

Throughout the hour Town Meeting, during which Jeb! offered right wing views, but in a moderate and reasonable tone of voice, and in which he was upbeat and pleasant, his arms dangled at his hips, palms facing back, fingers extended.   His shoulders and torso were not slumped, but his arms hung, and it created a worn-out look.   The contrast with the upper body look of Rubio, Florina, and Kasich, and Bernie Sanders was profound.    Rubio, Florina, and Kasich have arms at the chest and they gesticulate constantly.   I took six photos of Bernie at random times during his speech and noted afterwards that in five of the six his hands were up above his shoulders, hands hammering out his emphasis on his points.  

And since I was sitting three feet behind Bush as he spoke it was also quite evident that his belt was cinched a couple of inches tighter than his suit pants, which were bunched in the back.   Jeb looks nice and trim, no stomach overhang.  

Part of Jeb!’s appeal is his not being angry.  But someone needs to tell him to change his default stance from hang-dog to alert, because his body language is affirming Trump’s accusation and the death-spiral meme.