Posted on 09/23/2015 8:32:26 AM PDT by longtermmemmory
You won’t see it being reported openly in the Mainstream Media. Nor will you hear mention of it by any of the establishment Republican candidates, but within that vortex of supposed silence there has been a coordinated shift within the most influential Republican donor class in favor of the campaign of Marco Rubio.
This shift in allegiance by Republican power brokers was first reported upon here nearly two months ago in a report titled, Big Donors Warn Candidates On Eve Of Debate: “Take Trump Out”
Of all the main stage candidates from the first debate who participated in the second debate, it was Marco Rubio whose performance improved the greatest. Part of this improvement was the direct result of the campaign’s confidence that help was on its way in the form of both donation dollars and favorable media coverage should he prove himself worthy of such.
Senator Rubio did just that and is now poised to become the Republican establishment’s new 2016 choice, supplanting the greatly diminished Jeb Bush campaign.
Since the second Republican presidential debate last week, Rubio’s standing in the polls has improved dramatically – TRIPLING into double-digits since just last month. Yesterday’s announcement by Governor Scott Walker to end his own campaign was the direct result of Republican power brokers urging the Wisconsin governor to do so in order to help make way for the now increasingly popular, Marco Rubio. These requests were initiated days before the most recent GOP debate, and then intensified in the days that followed, resulting in what appeared to be a sudden decision by Mr. Walker to withdraw from the race.
When contemplating the kind of influence now aligning itself with the Rubio campaign, one need look no further than those who until recently were the primary financial backers of Scott Walker’s White House aspirations – the Koch Brothers. Current media reports will suggest the influential Koch Brothers to be stunned and disappointed by Walker’s plummeting support among Republican voters but such reporting is at least a few weeks behind real-time. Both Charles and David Koch are said to have already shifted their allegiance and their considerable financial machinations to the suddenly-resurgent, Marco Rubio.
D.C. Whispers first reported on the Koch Brothers’ influence as well as their disdain for Donald Trump back in July:
Rift Forms Between Donald Trump & Koch Brothers Political Machine
When one adds the Koch Brothers’ support to Mr. Rubio’s existing political patronage of billionaire auto dealer, Norman Braman, the Rubio campaign is now poised to become the single most well-funded Republican candidate in the field – with the possible exception of Donald Trump.
"He’ll drop out when he has to start writing his own checks. He’s been given free publicity for months. By the time people get down to voting he will need to actually start spending real money. Trump won’t do that. He doesn’t have the fortitude to play the long game. That’s why he met with Priebus. He wanted a guarantee that if wins the nomination the GOP would be donating to his campaign just like it would Jeb Bush or the others. Trump wanted to make sure he’d be getting that same $300-400 million the RNC handed over to Mitt Romney in 2012 because he has no intention of even coming close to spending that amount of his own money. He’s all hat and no cattle – mark my words.”
So says a trusted D.C. Whispers source on the issue of Donald Trump dropping out by late 2015/early 2016 which if true, would certainly appear to finalize the path to the GOP nomination for Marco Rubio.
Interested voters would do well to watch Mr. Trump very closely in the coming days and weeks for any validation of the above.
DEVELOPING…
So now we have Fiorina=jeb=Rubio=Kasich=graham
Rubio is for amnesty. No thanks!
LMAO @Rubio and his RINO amnesty supporters, sickening.
They’re done with iCarly already?
Geez—Did iCarly even get dinner and a movie out of the deal?
Not that I am rooting for it, but honestly it’s a MUCH better plan than continuing to push Jeb.
As long as they keep pushing Jeb, Trump will remain the leader.
Old news. This was in the cards two days ago.
Why waste the money?
Rubio wouldn’t govern much differently than Hillary.
Sorry Carly, only the tastiest RINO’s get to be the GOPe nominee.
Republican and democrat power brokers must end.
Rubio is an amnesty fanatic. It is time to start revealing the skeletons in his closet. MSM will surely do it if he does get the nomination - and for the sake of this country I hope he doesn’t. Walker would have been much better.
With Walker gone the GOPe have Kasich and Rubio to choose from. They likely will back Rubio at least at first. Good luck on that one with the Gang of Eight like an anchor around his neck.
Rubio is a lukewarm conservative with an 80% CR. He hasn’t stood up to leadership in any significant way.
Rubio’s milquetoast delivery does not inspire. We need some testosterone against Hillary as she has plenty.
Why waste the money?
Rubio wouldn’t govern much differently than Hillary.
Yeah, Hitlery would probably be much better than Rubio.
Carly Fiorina is attractive, well spoken, disciplined, and female so she had a lot going for her. Unfortunately the backstory of her tenure as CEO at Lucent and HP was going to sink her sooner or later and they know it.
FU GOPe!!!!!
IF RUbio is the candidate, I will vote for Trump on a wrote in
I will not vote for the GOPe ever again
Adios Yeb Arbusto.
The Cheap Labor Express really wants to prevent us from electing anyone who would stop them.
Not a Rubio hater here, and think he deserved a spot on the varsity squad this year.
One of my concerns with Rubio is facing-off with Hillary. Enabled by the leftist media, I think she’d eat him alive in the debates. Cruz or Trump will prove stronger.
He is one of Mitch’s boys
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