Posted on 03/18/2016 7:01:29 AM PDT by jimbo123
Marco Rubio is close to endorsing Ted Cruz, but the two proud senators — and recent fierce rivals — have some details to work out first.
Cruz has to ask for the Rubio’s endorsement, and both sides need to decide that it will make a difference, according to sources familiar with the thinking of both senators.
Rubio and Cruz, who are more friendly with each other in the Senate than they are with longer-serving colleagues, occasionally chatted and patched up their sometime-rocky relationship on the campaign trail heading into Florida’s primary Tuesday, when Rubio was blown out by Donald Trump and subsequently quit the presidential race.
The buzz about a Rubio endorsement of Cruz intensified after the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Thursday reported that the Florida senator called his Texas colleague “the only conservative left in the race.”
Rubio, who returned to work Thursday in the Capitol, told reporters “I don’t have any announcement on that today” when asked about a Cruz endorsement. Rubio indicated, though, that he might have something to say soon.
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After some of the washington cartel fall in behind Cruz, Rubio will follow suit.
Keep your enemies closer
This will give him Rubio & Graham. Two of the Gang of 8. He needs McCain next.
Scrivener’s error. Sorry. Meant to say “shorten the delegate gap”. The closer Cruz is to Trump in terms of delegate #s the stronger becomes his bargaining power and concomitantly the justification for a delegate changing to Cruz on the second ballot.
Thanks for clarifying.
Rubio wants Ted to ask in Spanish.
Kind of like watching an ugly stripper.
You really don’t care if you ever get to the ending.
As for why Cruz supporters are not engaging with you, too often on this website Trump supporters are so incredibly nasty and rude.
“if John Kasich wakes up tomorrow morning and finds his favorite thoroughbred’s head under his sheets.”
^^^^^^^^
That!
Don’t think it will make a difference as the more action there is to isolate Trump, the stronger he appears. Sort of like that old Star Trek episode where an alien gets stronger the more fighting there is between Kirk and his crew and Kang and his. Trump seems to have the same reaction.
Nothing like the support of a back-stabbing, establishment RINO to burnish Cruz’ credentials as a DC outsider.
“Since you don’t care that Trump donated to Hillary, I don’t care if the GOPe give Cruz money and endorsements.”
Here, here. Somehow it’s different for a guy to donate money over many years to many different leftists, yet all is forgiven by a few speeches over the past few years. Yet Ted garners the support of the GOPe over the past few weeks, and now he is abjectly BAD.
“Cruz’s whole deal is how principled he is. Well, you can’t be principled and be on the GOP teat at the same time.”
Cruz is still principled, and the GOP are only backing him now because they have no choice.
Cruz didn’t change to get their support.
Gotta delay a while so people think he’s being deliberative and thoughtful...
Another huge mistake by Rubio
“According to Nate Silver, even if Trump were to come up short, he is on pace to walk into the convention with the most votes in GOP history”
Huh? Only delegates count for anything, ‘votes’ are meaningless.
Fair enough, thanks for sharing your insights. The rude and nasty stuff works both ways, but I realize that’s no excuse.
“I’ve wondered if “suspending” his campaign, instead of closing it, gives him leverage to re-enter the race should it go to a contested convention? Does anyone know the Republican primary “rules” on that? “
I don’t know those rules. I wonder if ‘suspending’ a campaign leaves the funding funnel$$$ open for the donors to keep contributing thinking they may have some influence later.
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