Posted on 02/02/2016 8:19:58 AM PST by SeekAndFind
With the South Carolina primary just 18 days away, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has thrown his support behind colleague Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for the GOP presidential nomination.
The buzz that Scott would endorse Rubio began before the last ballots were counted in Monday's Iowa caucuses.
Scott announced his support in a campaign video filmed in front of his childhood home.
"It's a long way from where I grew up to the U.S. Senate. I believe the best days of our country are ahead of her -- that 2016 may be the most important election," Scott said. "I am putting my confidence and my trust in Marco Rubio, because I believe that he takes us to that better future. Marco Rubio understands that here in America, it's not about where you start, it's about where you are going."
"We have one shot in 2016 to beat Hillary Clinton and that shot is Marco Rubio, and with him as our candidate: we win. Join me. Vote for Marco Rubio. Let's see the next American century unfold before our eyes. Because with Marco Rubio, America's future is very bright."
That brings Rubio's upper chamber endorsements up to five: Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Scott.
Rubio's campaign learned that he was pushed into third in a close Iowa race -- 27.7 percent for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), 24.3 percent for Donald Trump, and 23.1 percent, effectively splitting their share of delegates -- by drawing the late undecided voters.
"I think people realize on the Republican side that we cannot afford, this country cannot afford, to lose this election and that I give the party the best chance not just to unify the conservative movement but to grow it, to take our message to people that don't vote Republican now, grow our party, grow our movement and defeat Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders," Rubio told Good Morning America.
"And so I feel -- we felt that that momentum in the last few days as our campaign continued to grow," he said. "We got more votes than Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum did when they won the caucuses just four years ago. So we feel great about what Iowa did and we thank them. We're ready to go in New Hampshire and we're excited about the momentum we're carrying into this great state."
South Carolina's other senator, former presidential candidate Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), is still convinced that "the story after New Hampshire will be the Bush ground game and the Bush political organization."
But Graham acknowledged that his fellow home-state senator "will help Marco."
"You know, on foreign policy Marco has been very good for the most part. You know, he has the world view I share. But let me just say this. Immigration haunts this party. He tried to fix a broken immigration system in a rational way, now he has backed off. To think that's not going to matter in the general election, you're kidding yourself," Graham told MSNBC this morning. "And again, I hope I'm wrong about the abortion issue. It's going to be hard to sell to young women Marco's position on abortion. I don't know how this movie ends, but I know with women and Hispanics that we are going in the wrong direction in my view and Jeb Bush will beat Hillary Clinton and I think he's becoming the only person, quite frankly, that can beat Hillary Clinton."
Scott is slip-sliding away toward the GOPe!
Coincidentally, he also happens to be the “one shot” they have to get amnesty (in perpetuity).
But I’m sure that has nothing to do with this.
I can vote for Cruz if he will stop lying at caucus events that”Carson has dropped out”. One of the ten commandments of God Almighty is “Thou shalt not bear false witness”! Steve King ran around whispering to everyone that Carson had dropped out. Carson was badly effected by that Lie. I think it is abhorrent and despicable. There is a very dark and seedy side to cruz.
There is absolutely no proof for your assertion.
Re:”Tim Scott is either stupid or sold out.”
Add him to the list of TEA Party backstabber-sellouts:
1. Marco Rubio
2. Sarah Palin
3. Tim Scott
Graham did endorse Jeb. I don’t think Rubio wants his official endorsement right now. That would out him as GOPe all the way.
What do you mean “proof” . It was admitted by Steve King this morning on talk radio. Laura Ingram told him to his face said it was “deplorable”. Don’t just avert you gaze— check it out. It was an intentional lie to get votes stolen before the vote based on that lie.. I saw Carson on FOX this morning — he ratified it completely!! “proof” ???? wow. Sick dirty trick. Wake up!!
Cruz staffers simply pointed to a CNN story about Carson suspending his campaign. Get ahold of yourself.
He wont get my vote. No matter what.
this is the gope’s last swing for the fences we can beat them
It was a lie!! Carson was wrongfully damaged. Cruz is now badly damaged. Bet cruz loses New Hampshire , South Carolina and Nevada — real bad. And is he eligible to be president? Does anybody know?
Either way we get the Gang of 8 AMNESTY and all that comes with it (open borders, full citizenship, Dreamers, etc.) PLUS Cruz's sweetener for the Donor Class---an additional hundreds of thousands of H1-B visas so Indians can finish taking all the "good" (technical, professional) jobs, leaving none for Americans.
These are the GLOBALIST candidates. Defeat Globalism now, or it's all over for the USA---in four years we are Europe.
Wait'll the Kochs get in--which IS what Cruz and Rubio are waiting on. They're each worth TWICE what Trump is worth. There's no comparison. The no-borders, globalist money dwarfs Trump's wealth.
+1
Was it a coordinated lie by the campaign? I wish Dr. Carson could stop official verification of the results. It not only hurt Dr. Carson, it unfairly bloated Cruz’s victory.
“Disappointed in Tim...”
Just another Uncle Tom hoping for white approval!
Senator Tim Scott has been drinking too much DC corrupt water.
I think it is abhorrent and despicable. There is a very dark and seedy side to cruz.
Tricky Dick Nixon from certain angles and speech patterns.
For a religious guy to go around lying like this is disappointing.
Cruz is gone. Count on it.
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