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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Rubio Eyes Brokered Convention After New Hampshire Loss

The best hope of the Republican establishment just a week ago, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) suddenly faces a path to his party’s presidential nomination that could require a brokered national convention.

That’s according to Rubio’s campaign manager, Terry Sullivan, who told The Associated Press that this week’s disappointing performance in New Hampshire will extend the Republican nomination fight for another three months, if not longer. It’s a worst-case scenario for Rubio and many Republican officials alike who hoped to avoid a prolonged and painful nomination fight in 2016.

“We very easily could be looking at May – or the convention,” Sullivan said aboard Rubio’s charter jet from New Hampshire to South Carolina on Wednesday. “I would be surprised if it’s not May or the convention.”

The public embrace of a possible brokered convention marks a sharp shift in rhetoric from Rubio’s top adviser that could be designed to raise alarm bells among Republican officials.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm still voting for Trump and Carson IDC what the "Party" does.

Anonymous said...

They should support whomever ends up with the greatest number of delegates!

The dumbocrats are already lining up to vote for whichever one of their two scumbags wins!