Posted on 07/03/2016 10:05:35 AM PDT by conservative98
A onetime opponent is throwing his support behind Marco Rubio.
On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz said he was “glad to support” Rubio in his re-election bid. Cruz, a Texas Republican, was one of more than a dozen Republicans who ran for president earlier this year.
“Marco Rubio is a friend and has been an ally in many battles we have fought together in the Senate. I’m glad to support him in his bid for re-election,” he said in a Facebook post shortly after Rubio’s announcement. “Marco is a tremendous communicator and a powerful voice for the American Dream. At this time of great challenges, we very much need strong leaders in the Senate who will fight to restore economic growth, to defend our constitutional liberties, and to ensure a strong national security for our nation.”
According to Elaina Plott with the Washingtonian, Rubio reached out to Cruz to confirm he intended to run. The Washingtonian reported Rubio asked Cruz to send out a statement urging the Miami Republican to run for re-election, but Cruz declined because he didn’t want to be seen as pushing Rep. Ron DeSantis out of the race.
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Rubio also appeared to get support from Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich, another one-time presidential opponent. In a tweet Wednesday, Kasich said “keeping (Rubio) serving in the Senate is good news for the people of FL & our entire nation. Good luck, Marco!”
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“Either for or against him, everyone can certainly agree that Trump has shined a light on all the cockroaches. I, for one, am glad to know who is on our side and who is on the uniparty side.”
I agree with you. It’s been eye opening for sure. We can’t let ourselves forget if they start changing their tune for votes or ratings.
His true colors shining through again. Cantor, Cruz !
Amazing how many Freepers are still on the Lyin' Ted bandwagon.
...and he STILL hasn't provided any documentation he is an American citizen. Perhaps he should unseal those birth records IF he has a CRBA.
Off topic, but doesn’t it seem as if Ryan has stopped smarmily undermining Trump for the time being? A couple of articles were published, eloquently making the case that he’s been helping Hillary. Then Nehlan gained in the polls, and smirking Ryan quieted right down.
Or am I mistaken?
All it takes is a politician to parrot a few verses from the Bible and some folks will follow them off a cliff. Cruz was extra phony. His shtick was trying sound like he was delivering the Gettysburg Address even when ordering lunch.
No sale.
Lyin’ Ted and his father, Lee Harvey’s BFF, both sound like phony televangelists.
Like Comrade obamatollah and Comrade Hellry, I cannot stand to hear Lyin’ Ted’s whiney, phony & grating voice.
Truly. Always way high on the creepy meter!!
He committed political suicide with Beck then when he aligned with the corrupt media and lying leftist blaming Chicago on Trump, his show came to an abrupt end.
"Yes it is. That you can't understand something so simple makes you a simpleton."
By my reading, virtually all of those who sat on their hands when Romney was the candidate are now among the most fervent Trumpsters.
If the argument was good enough for them at the time, it should be good enough for me now.
Although I will be voting for Trump, I am only doing it for two reasons and two reasons only, I hate Hillary and the Supreme Court. That is it.
The CDS around here is frigging unbelievable. The Republican nomination is over get over it.
Cruz is my Senator and I will gladly vote for him every time he runs.
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If the argument was good enough for them at the time, it should be good enough for me now.
I voted for Romeny in 2012, although he was far from my first choice. I voted for McCain in 2008, again not my first choice.
So those who sit on their hands this election are casting their vote for Hillary, just as the hand-sitters did for Obama in 2008 and 2012.
So Transnational Teddy endorsed foam boy. Sounds like a good reason to donate to his opponent.
But what about the really important news? Did lollipop endorse as well?
Glad you didn’t leave. Most of Teddy’s supporters weren’t utter twits. Just a large and vocal minority.
Well, you have to at least give him some credit for renouncing his Canadian citizenship.
Although I will be voting for Trump, I am only doing it for two reasons and two reasons only, I hate Hillary and the Supreme Court. That is it.
The CDS around here is frigging unbelievable. The Republican nomination is over get over it.
Cruz is my Senator and I will gladly vote for him every time he runs.
You are directing your fire in the wrong direction. You can thank Ted Cruz for the poisoned and divisive post primary atmosphere. It was Cruz who green lighted the continued never Trump nonsense with his day of withdrawal press conference tantrum. It is Cruz surrogates like Mike Lee who continue to insist Trump get on his knees and apologize for winning the primary. Etc., Etc.
Trumpers were ready to let bygones by bygones and move on to beating beating hiillary. Unfortunately, Ted Cruz by his selfish and unpatriotic post primary actions has shown he does not want a united GOP right now. That is 100% on Ted Cruz and his sore loser never Trump supporters.
So what the Cruz supporters saying now?
Then you are as pathetic as Cruz is.
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