“I think it’s a pretty solid network. He’s built some relationships here and nationally that I think he can count on,” said a GOP operative and Rubio backer who requested anonymity to speak candidly. “If they weren’t from the same state, we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Rubio’s Reclaim America PAC was active in the 2014 election cycle on behalf of House and Senate candidates, doing much more than cutting checks.
The PAC invested $760,000 to produce and run television ads on behalf of candidates Rubio endorsed. Rubio cut ads for three winning GOP senate candidates, among them Cory Gardner of Colorado and Joni Ernst of Iowa. Colorado is a key swing state; Iowa is home to the GOP’s first presidential nominating contest. Rubio backed Ernst when she was still an upstart candidate in the GOP Senate primary…
Rubio might eventually determine that Bush running has made it too hard for him to raise the resources he needs to win. But those close to him say that, while this situation is clearly different than his 2010 GOP Senate primary bid against Crist, Rubio’s approach to the situation is similar.
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