Florida Congresswoman (Ros-Lehtinen) Plans to Write in Jeb Bush for President

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Florida Congresswoman Plans to Write in Jeb Bush for President

By BENJAMIN SIEGEL - Aug 9, 2016, 9:29 PM ET

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is planning to vote for a Republican for president in November -- but it won't be Donald Trump.

"I think I'll write in the name Jeb Bush," she said in a meeting with the Miami Herald editorial board Tuesday.

"A candidate should espouse optimism."

The Florida Republican, who has criticized Trump's campaign, had previously endorsed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's campaign, along with Sen. Marco Rubio.

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[dubyadiprecession]

1. Is this an indication that the cuban american vote has slipped away from donald dumbf*%# ?

[JI7]

4. Obama won the Cuban American vote both times. they never supported trump

But it may have hurt rubio since many voted in the dem primary so not enough to vote in the gop primary.

[kestrel91316]

2. Well there's a winning strategy for ya right there.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I suppose we can hope that many other Republicans do more or less the same.

Split the erstwhile Republican vote can only mean a better victory for Hillary.

[CobaltBlue]

5. After Barbara Mikulski…

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will be the longest-tenured member of Congress—she was first elected to the U.S. House in 1988; Mikulski, the senior U.S. senator from Maryland, was first elected in 1986.

Ros-Lehtinen represents a Florida area around Miami. She is of the more moderate breed of the Republican Party.