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Orrin Hatch endorses Marco Rubio
Washington Examiner ^ | 2/22/16 3:49 PM | Ryan Lovelace

Posted on 02/22/2016 2:44:52 PM PST by pilgrim

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch endorsed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president, the senator's staff confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

Hatch is one of the highest ranking Republicans in Congress, and he is third in the line of the succession to the U.S. presidency as president pro tempore of the United States Senate.

The six-term senator had previously endorsed Jeb Bush and sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000. Hatch's endorsement could be interpreted as a sign of the party's governing class rallying to Rubio.


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To: cloudmountain

**** “My gawd, is he still alive?” ****

The debate is on-going, occasionally it rises to a Deafening level of a whispered “Who Cares” with the other side almost as exercised replying “Die Already”


41 posted on 02/22/2016 3:03:53 PM PST by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: MplsSteve

Loretta Lynch is another one of those Hatch wanted confirmed.

I guarantee he will let Obama replace Scalia, thereby reversing the good the Justice did in his career.

Hannity help Hatch in his last election and now admits it was a mistake.

Hatch went after the Tea Party. Can’t this guy just leave office or croak of old age>?


42 posted on 02/22/2016 3:04:13 PM PST by Zenjitsuman (A)
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To: mrsmith

David Frum said that Marco Rubio is running on the
I know you voters are angry with the establishment, pick me so we can fight the establishment, while he stands on the stage with ....the establishment.

It was pretty funny.

Regardless of polls, Rubio is favored to win in Utah, every utah politician has lined up, if only in private, behind Rubio since LAST SUMMER.


43 posted on 02/22/2016 3:06:28 PM PST by GeaugaRepublican ("Donald Trump is the last hope for America." Phyllis Schlafly)
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To: datura

This is also telling

“Without invoking his name, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah scolded fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday for publicly accusing their party leader of lying about a deal to revive an obscure government agency, saying comity in the august chamber is both tradition and simply “the honorable thing to do.””

Mr. Hatch did not call out Mr. Cruz by name, but he didn’t need to, as it was clear he was calling to task the freshman Texan who is running for president.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/26/sen-orrin-hatch-scolds-sen-ted-cruz-for-saying-sen/


44 posted on 02/22/2016 3:07:32 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: stocksthatgoup
Well it could be worse, McCain could have endorsed Rubio...

FWIW, what is the median age of the Senate? How many need to retire and play shuffleboard in Boca? Beam me up Scotty...

45 posted on 02/22/2016 3:08:53 PM PST by taildragger (Not my Monkey, not my Circus...)
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To: stocksthatgoup

GOPe bump for later....


46 posted on 02/22/2016 3:10:27 PM PST by indthkr
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To: taildragger

LOL!!

Still time.


47 posted on 02/22/2016 3:10:59 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: pilgrim

The Washington DC establishment hath spoken.


48 posted on 02/22/2016 3:13:35 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: pilgrim

Primary him!
I was so disappointed when Sarah Palin endorsed him (and McCain).
Well, no one’s perfect.


49 posted on 02/22/2016 3:13:37 PM PST by Toughluck_freeper
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To: pilgrim

Trying to head off liberal Don Trump....


50 posted on 02/22/2016 3:13:43 PM PST by Homer1
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To: pilgrim

People in UT will be thrilled with Mario then. They do as Orrin tells them.


51 posted on 02/22/2016 3:14:36 PM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Homer1

And everyone was getting along so nice.


52 posted on 02/22/2016 3:15:00 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet (Border: Close it. Illegals: Deport. Muslims: Ban 'em. Economy: Liberate it. PC: Kill it. Trump 2016)
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To: TTFlyer

10-4?


53 posted on 02/22/2016 3:15:02 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: pilgrim

The six-term senator...So you have a role in all of the nations problems for the last 36 years. Good Job


54 posted on 02/22/2016 3:17:13 PM PST by wiseprince
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To: stocksthatgoup
In office since 1977....

Of course Senator Hatch is backing Rubio....Marco is the present GOPe flame de jour.

Will Mike Lee stand for the U.S. Constitution along side Cruz or Trump?

55 posted on 02/22/2016 3:17:41 PM PST by yoe
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To: Vaquero

That is a great endorsement!! LOL!!


56 posted on 02/22/2016 3:18:05 PM PST by pilgrim
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To: Vigilanteman

Link to where Lee endorsed Cruz. I don’t believe he did.


57 posted on 02/22/2016 3:18:12 PM PST by nclaurel
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To: pilgrim

For whom the bell tolls.


58 posted on 02/22/2016 3:18:34 PM PST by Fhios (circa 2016: Truth will be outlawed unless pre-approved.)
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To: yoe

Oh, ever since that gay story came out about Marco Man, I haven’t been able to read things quite the same.

The FLAME of the GOPe you say?


59 posted on 02/22/2016 3:18:56 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: exit82

LOL


60 posted on 02/22/2016 3:19:39 PM PST by yoe
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