Posted on 02/22/2016 5:10:10 PM PST by jazusamo
The Republican establishment has circled the wagons around Sen. Marco Rubio over the last two days as more than a dozen governors and members of Congress belatedly tossed their support behind him as their best hope for halting Donald Trump's bid for the White House.
But they are also wondering if they're too late, with one top Republican saying Mr. Trump's easy victory over the weekend in South Carolina makes it more likely than not that he will be their nominee in November.
"I personally believe it's down to a two-person race," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" -- adding that Mr. Trump is ahead of Mr. Rubio in that contest. "The bigger advantage is to Trump. He's got the momentum. I think there's more [than] a 50 percent chance he's the nominee."
Mr. McCarthy has not picked sides in the race, but many of his colleagues rushed to do so, with Mr. Rubio adding the support of a sitting governor, four senators and nine House members on Sunday and Monday.
"Marco has a unique ability to effectively communicate detailed, conservative plans in a way that attracts people who do not normally vote for Republicans," said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, a Utah Republican who is also the president pro tempore.
Also lining up behind Mr. Rubio was former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a 2012 presidential candidate himself, who said Mr. Rubio is the unifier the GOP needs.
"I think he's got the total package, and I think he's going to bring forward the strongest voice, the strongest image and really the most thoughtful and informed, strong view about how to move this country forward from a conservative perspective," Mr. Pawlenty said on CNN's "New Day."
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“Are you nuts?”
No.
It is just that you can not comprehend sarcasm. That was my response of irritation to Limbaugh’s crap that the establishment hates Cruz more than Trump. According to Limbaugh, Trump is the darling in waiting of the establishment — they can work with him, whereas the mighty consistent conservative stands like a rock against the establishment. He conveniently never mentions that the mighty consistent conservative pushed TPA and the Corker bill, two initiatives of the Obama/RINO establishment.
YO!!It’s a tsunami. Cruz is finished after today. Robio is for AMNESTY— We have a NOMINEE!! Donald J. Trump. Get out of the road or be “road kill” now!! Go ahead— hold your damned nose this time or vote for the criminal they won’t prosecute!!
the GOPe kinda likes trump as he has no ideological core
All the RINOs endorsing the La Raza poster boy,like that’s going to help.
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The endorsements do, however, clearly identify the liberal RINOs who need to be replaced with conservatives.
Not really a trump backer
But I am firmly against that mookabooking LIAR Rubio
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