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With Bush Out, South Florida Republicans Move to Rubio
Source: Roll Call
With Bush Out, South Florida Republicans Move to Rubio
By Niels Lesniewski
Posted at 5:59 p.m. on Feb. 21
With the exit of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush from the presidential race, Miami-area lawmakers are quickly switching their endorsements to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
GOP Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Carlos Curbelo and Mario Diaz-Balart are expected to endorse Rubio at a news conference Monday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla., the Rubio campaign announced Sunday.
While Ros-Lehtinen had backed Bush, who managed her first House campaign, Rubio was a former intern.
The group of prominent Cuban-American House members is scheduled to be joined by former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart in making the endorsement, in what looks like the first sign that congressional Floridians who have backed Bush could quickly unify behind Rubio’s candidacy, that despite bad blood on the campaign trail.
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By Niels Lesniewski
Posted at 5:59 p.m. on Feb. 21
With the exit of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush from the presidential race, Miami-area lawmakers are quickly switching their endorsements to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
GOP Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Carlos Curbelo and Mario Diaz-Balart are expected to endorse Rubio at a news conference Monday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla., the Rubio campaign announced Sunday.
While Ros-Lehtinen had backed Bush, who managed her first House campaign, Rubio was a former intern.
The group of prominent Cuban-American House members is scheduled to be joined by former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart in making the endorsement, in what looks like the first sign that congressional Floridians who have backed Bush could quickly unify behind Rubio’s candidacy, that despite bad blood on the campaign trail.
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Read more: http://blogs.rollcall.com/news/bush-south-florida-republicans-move-rubio/
