Posted on 11/13/2015 9:58:14 AM PST by markomalley
Rep. Luke Messer (R-Ind), the Republican Policy Committee chairman and fifth-ranking member of the House, endorsed Jeb Bush for president on Friday, bolstering the former Florida governor’s Congressional endorsement lead over his GOP rivals.
“I’ve watched this primary carefully and believe Jeb Bush is uniquely qualified to lead our nation out of the morass created by the current administration,†Messer said in a statement.
Messer, who is the only elected member of House leadership to endorse in the presidential primary so far, lauded Bush’s policy proposals on taxes, energy and foreign policy and said his record of conservative accomplishments as governor of Florida is unmatched in the field.
“Jeb’s record in Florida proves he’s a man of his word, a true conservative reformer who can change Washington and fix the big things that are broken with our federal government," Messer said. "I’m all in for Jeb, and think he would make a terrific Commander-in-Chief.â€
With Messer in his corner, Bush now has endorsements from 25 members of the House, according to the FiveThirtyEight endorsement tracker.
That's more than double the next closest contender, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who counts 11 members of the House as supporters. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has 10.
Bush is tied for the lead among Senate endorsements with Rubio. Both men have been endorsed by three members of the upper chamber.
Even as Bush has rebooted his struggling campaign, he has continued to land endorsements from influential members of the party, such as former Sens. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.).
Bush is seeking to beat back a challenge from Rubio, his in-state rival with similar establishment appeal, who has been picking up steam in the endorsement primary, rolling out the support of three U.S. senators last week.
25 members of the House Tools are for Bush.
Oh geeshh.
Jeb, the GOPe’s candidate of choice.
25 Rinos of the house are tools for bush and members of the uniparty.
Looking at that endorsement tracker from 5/38- Cruz only has 9 and Trump and Carson have 0.
We should tell the House and Senate thank you for letting us know who *not* to vote for :)
That and $5 will get you a Latte at Starbucks.......................
Whee.
Luke Messer? Never heard of him. I guess he does his job under the rug.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NEEDS TO DIE.
Kiss of death, from another brain dead establishment politician...
This guy is full of it. Indiana should get rid of him.
Bush has done nothing to show himself better than the other candidates. In fact, he's been hard pressed to show himself as good as the rest of the candidates.
I hope this GOPe slut is being well paid to make an absolute fool out of himself.....nah, I hope a tow truck runs over his big toe.
There are 25 people who need Tea Party primary challenges
I live in CA. I think we have an Open Primary, so I might as well reregister as an Independent.
I’ve been a Registered Republican for 44 Years, no more.
The gop-e and their cronies are really scraping the bottom of the political barrel.
The stench of their desperation is overwhelming.
WOW! The Luke Messer endorsement will get him more votes than even the Bob Dole endorsement.
Luke’s my Critter. And he’s a Boehner buttboy, appointed by the Weeper to chair the House policy committee.
We can only work to see that he’s retired to join Luger on the RINO ranch before too very long.
It’s a shame to see a good man come down with Beltway Sickness.
Ha, Ha, HA, HA, breath breath Ha, HA, HA!
I can’t quit laughing
Has Bush decided to run for the House or Senate instead of POTUS because he heard Mittens was coming back and he would take Bush’s place? LMAO...
They aren't tools for Bush.. they're tools for the Clinton-Obama-Establishment crime syndicate. If Bush were to somehow secure the nomination, it's a virtual guarantee that Hillary would win the presidency. That is, and always was the plan.
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