It will be a dramatic turn of events, but it looks like Senator Marco Rubio is angling to be on the ticket with Donald Trump.
And what a GOP dream ticket it could be!
Presumptive nominee Trump has been saying for a good number of weeks that he intends to select someone who's familiar with the system to run with him.
I'd been thinking from early on that the master deal maker had already struck one with Cruz to be on the ticket with him. But that deal may have gone by the boards as the campaign progressed and got nastier.
Cruz, though a U.S. Senator like Rubio, may be popular with a significant bloc of voters, but is perhaps the most unpopular member of the upper house.
Rubio, however, is a rising star within the GOP, is popular among voters, especially Latinos, and has strong support inside the Senate. He would make a much better and more strategic choice than Cruz to be a heartbeat away from the Oval Office.
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| Okay, so I may be little, but I've got room to grow. Maybe in eight years I'll be able to fill that big chair in the Oval Office. |
The former candidate's office signaled yesterday that he may support Trump for the GOP nomination. I think there's a lot more to that overture than just his endorsement.
According to the GOP's rules, more than 100 of Rubio's 172 delegate's are unbound. If Rubio were to throw their votes to Trump, the race would be over by Wednesday.
I'm not sure when Rubio will announce his endorsement. Perhaps he'll wait until after Donald Trump takes tomorrow's Indiana primary. That means, we could have an announcement by Wednesday morning.
His choice as running mate would come after.
No one is talking about this, and again I'm sticking my neck out. But if the Republican ticket turns out to be Trump/Rubio, remember you read it here first.
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