A new poll shows Marco Rubio ahead of Charlie Crist for the first time in the race.
The Quinnipiac University poll has Rubio ahead by 3 and also beating Kendrick Meeks, the expected Democrat.
Likewise, Senator John Cornyn is now saying of Rubio, “His chances are better now than they’ve been at any point earlier.” Nonetheless, Cornyn is standing by his man Charlie Crist.
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The Quinnipiac University poll has Rubio ahead by 3 and also beating Kendrick Meeks, the expected Democrat.
Likewise, Senator John Cornyn is now saying of Rubio, “His chances are better now than they’ve been at any point earlier.” Nonetheless, Cornyn is standing by his man Charlie Crist.
Cornyn said he’s sticking by endorsements already issued by the NRSC — including that of Gov. Charlie Crist, R-Fla., in his Senate bid.Remember the upcoming money bomb. Make your pledge today and give on February 10th. Let’s send a political shockwave through the Republican establishment.
But he noted that other candidates have explicitly said they don’t want the backing of national Republicans — something he said is “probably smart” in a year where anti-Washington fervor is running strong.
Of his endorsement of Crist, he said: “I made that commitment early on, and I’m sticking with it. But it’s an acknowledgement that the primary voters are going to be the ones to choose — not me, not anybody else.
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