Rouge Rover
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- Jan 27, 2016
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Rubio finished third in one state and that was only a caucus. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The article focuses a great deal on Rubio, but for me the main point is we're likely to see Jeb call it quits before long.
Now that Republican Presidential candidates are starting to drop like flies, the establishment will get what they want, 1 establishment candidate against 2 insurgents splitting the vote. It won't be bad in states that split their electors, but in winner take all states, it is a recipe for disaster for Trump/Cruz.
One of them has got to go, or the establishment wins. This is something they both had better start thinking about now. There is little doubt if you asked either of these candidates "that if they lost, who would they want to win," neither of them would pick Rubio. So now these 2 outsiders must choose a wise political path, or their own actions in concert, will give the GOP exactly what they ran in the 1st place to stop; a RINO!
Cruz and Trump both beat Rubio in Iowa and both consistently out poll him even with a split vote.