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Election 2016 may be back to the future all over again.

With Jeb Bush's Tuesday announcement that he is actively exploring a run for the White House in 2016, the prospect of another Bush v. Clinton matchup grows. To Americans all-too familiar with both political families that may be bothexciting and appalling.

Should the former Florida governor and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton win their respective party's nomination and that's a long way off the 2016 election would pit two of the most powerful American political dynasties of late against each other.

And it wouldn't be the first time. In 1992, Bill Clinton ousted former President George H.W. Bush, Jeb's father. And in 2000, George W. Bush, Jeb's brother, defeated Clinton Vice President Al Gore.

Politically incestuous? Sure. But both Clinton (Hillary, to be clear) and Bush (we're talking about Jeb) loom large.

Clinton nearly won her party's nomination and gained valuable experience in 2008. She earned high marks and approval ratings for her four years as Secretary of State under President Obama. She has, arguably, the strongest claim on being the next Democratic standard-bearer.

Of course, Bush is no slacker in the political department either. As the Monitor reported, he's got plenty going for him name recognition, gravitas, polish, executive experience in a major swing state, and perhaps most importantly, credibility with a critical demographic that has eluded Republicans more recently: Hispanics. After all, Governor Bush speaks Spanish, his wife was born in Mexico, and he took an astonishing 61 percent of the Hispanic vote in the 1998 governor's race.

So there's reason that the Bushes and Clintons remain popular.

We love our brands they offer certainty in a world spinning apart, Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, told Politico. The political equivalent of a brand is the dynasty, the Bushes or Clintons. And even if Coke produces New Coke, or Ford, an Edsel, now and then. we remain loyal. We know and value what the brand stands for otherwise, we wouldnt want it rehabilitated.

Of course, many aren't so pleased with the prospect of another Bush-Clinton election, with some in the international community mocking America's democracy.

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Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton: Who would win in 2016?