Posted on 02/21/2016 6:41:30 AM PST by jimbo123
In the waning days of Jeb Bush's presidential bid, his campaign became all about Marco Rubio, the one-time political understudy who went on to whip him Saturday night in South Carolina. Bush's allies and his team obsessed about the Florida senator, using him as their benchmark for success - no matter that Donald Trump was the man running at the front of the pack.
And even after Bush's exit from the 2016 contest, this Florida drama - the primary within a primary - isn't over: the state's politicos now want to know if Bush will endorse the man he long called a friend, the man he said in 2012 should be his party's vice-presidential nominee.
"He is going to relax, think things through and see what he wants to do, if anything," said Al Cardenas, a longtime Bush confidant who served under the former Florida governor as chair of the state GOP.
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Like a duck hit in the head with a hammer.
I fully expect Bush to endorse Rubio. Their both party men, and Florida men.
*they’re
I hope he does endorse Johnny. All two of his voters will follow
This may be way shallow of me but Jeb is a very tall guy and his wife is like a foot and a half shorter than him. Strikes me as kinda odd.
endorsing Kasich would just add to the mounting reasons for Jeb having run a disastrous campaign. Whether his endorsement amounts to much or not, it prolongs the dilution of votes for candidates that have a chance of being competitive. And, whichever of the top 3 you support, that is a bad thing.
I agree
Gotta have some place to park your beer.
The Cheap Labor Express still expects their amnesty candidate from the RNC.
The Memorizer Bunny is the only viable option they have left.
Yeb! will endorse him, even if he doesn’t want to.
Bush endorsing Rubio will be Rubio’s death knell, confirming Rubio is a GOPe.
Watch Rubio’s numbers drop. I suspect this would help Cruz who would be the only one the anti establishment and anti Trump folks could go to and still expect to win.
So who is Dan Quayle going to back now? Barbara was really angry that Dan tried to run for the nomination in 1999.
fifty bucks says he eats it... 
He’s just supporting the gravitationally challenged.
It wasn't that Rubio was so good. It was that Jeb was so bad.
Looks more like 2+.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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