[VerySadAmerican]

He endorsed the gopE candidate. That means he thinks Rubio will win and he wants a job.

I predict right now that the power will give Rubio the nomination. I’m not sure if the power will allow him to beat Hillary. He’s probably being set up to be president after she serves one term.

[mrsmith]

“he thinks Rubio will win and he wants a job.”
At the core that’s right.

But Rubio is a good ‘social conservative’ candidate (as is Cruz), however nothing will ever come of it. He wouldn’t be able to advance any issue or alleviate any of the damage done.

[over3Owithabrain]

Yup Rubio was the Establishment setup. They had to wait and wait for an opening. They had Trump set up at the last Fox debate whether he attended or not. Rubio got talked up all weekend prior to Iowa. Cruz helped them by winning IA but that is all he will win. Rubio's 3rd place (thanks Microsoft) gets talked about as the greatest political story ever and the endorsements line up.

It's about immigration and the Cheap Labor Express. That is the #1 priority of the elite. Rubio will do their bidding there and will be touted as the Republican Obama.

[entropy12]

Rubio will defeat Hillary easily. First he looks younger than his age, while Hillary looks older than her age. The contrast will be striking. But much more important, Rubio is likable and a smooth talker.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

There is no "power" other than those Republicans who vote in the primaries and caucuses.

The Democrats have a lot of rigged rules, superdelegates, etc.. The GOP primary is a pretty straight-up affair. Whoever wins will win because they had the most support in the part as a whole.

Although Trump and Cruz going at it like this may make a lot of undecided voters decide that both are to off-putting to too many people.

They both are losing the linger this goes on.