Republican presidential candidate Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has received endorsements from well-known Republicans right before the Nevada Republican caucuses.
Fox News reports that Rubio received an outpouring of endorsements from
leading Republicans who are looking to him to beat billionaire
businessman and frontrunner Donald Trump.
Among those who endorsed Rubio on Monday are Senate Majority Leader and
one-time presidential candidate Bob Dole, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah,
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
“What’s happened here is that a lot of mainstream Republicans realize
if they want to stop Trump, their best bet is Marco Rubio, even over Ted
Cruz,” GOP strategist Ford O’Connell told The Washington Times.
Rubio is looking to gain an edge on Trump in today’s Nevada caucuses.
The endorsements come after Trump won in the South Carolina Republican
primary.
Rubio is vying with Cruz for second place in the Nevada polls. Cruz’s campaign recently had a setback when a Cruz spokesman posted a false story
which claimed that Rubio said there were “Not many answers” in the
Bible. In reality, Rubio said that the Bible contained all the answers
needed in life.
With Jeb Bush suspending his campaign and the Cruz campaign currently
being questioned for their integrity, Rubio is in a prime position, many
establishment Republicans believe.
"I just feel that Rubio is the more serious candidate,” stated Bob
Dole. "Now that my good friend Jeb Bush is no longer running, I'm
supporting Rubio," Dole added.
Results from the Nevada caucuses will likely not be in until at least nine p.m. PST, so much of the East Coast will not hear the results until Wednesday.
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