Politico: Marco Rubio rejected 'unity ticket' with Ted Cruz

[TomCADem]

Interesting story from Politico. My take is that the GOP's moneyed establishment also is not crazy about Ted Cruz, so that in a brokered convention, rather than supporting Ted Cruz, the establishment may try to draft Romney, then perhaps Rubio as a VP, and ignore the top two vote getters in the primary: Trump and Cruz.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/exclusive-marco-rubio-rejected-unity-ticket-with-ted-cruz-221066

Ted Cruz’s campaign has been exploring the possibility of forming a unity ticket with ex-rival Marco Rubio — going so far as to conduct polling looking into how the two would perform in upcoming primary states.

The motivation, hashed out in conversations among Cruz’s top aides and donors: to find a way to halt Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination.

It’s unclear whether Cruz’s campaign brass views a partnership with Rubio as realistic or quixotic. In Rubio’s orbit, according to three sources, it’s seen as an outright nonstarter — with Rubio telling his team he isn’t interested.

Yet in recent weeks, within Cruz’s camp, talk of a joint ticket has run rampant. Utah Republican Mike Lee, one of two senators to endorse Cruz, has emerged as an outspoken supporter of a unity ticket — and as a potential broker. The freshman, according to several sources briefed on the talks, has reached out repeatedly to Rubio to gauge his interest, but has been rebuffed.

[DonCoquixote]

1. too bad

because they would have been millstones around each others necks.

[ejbr]

2. Maybe he can recruit Uncle Fester

[flamingdem]

3. Rubio was a loser in Florida, except for Miami Dade

where the conservaCubes live. He's toast.