Opinion: George W. Bush is a flawed messenger for Republicans

It was an odd juxtaposition: those country-club Republicans, like his own father George H.W. Bush, were synonymous with WASP culture, and Donald Trump, who built his political career on nativist politics, now lives at his country club.

But the criticism of the party’s narrowness stood out. Increasingly over the past half-century, exclusivity has been the party’s brand. Yet Bush may not be the best messenger for this rebuke. While he has been a central proponent of outreach to Latinos and embracing more open immigration, he also played a leading role in the party’s shift toward the…