Billionaire Investor & Marriage Equality Advocate Paul Singer Swings Support To Marco Rubio

Billionaire Paul Singer is perhaps the most high-powered marriage equality advocate on the right, but that hasn’t stopped him from endorsing LGBT rights foe Marco Rubio. The Guardian reports:

Marco Rubio has gained the backing of Republican mega-donor Paul Singer in a major boost for the Florida senator’s presidential campaign. The endorsement comes two days after Rubio was widely praised in the third Republican presidential debate, a night that pitted him against his former Florida ally Jeb Bush. Singer’s decision to support Rubio is a heavy blow to Bush. The former Florida governor has thus far led the money race among Republican presidential contenders, but had a crushing night on the debate stage that prompted questions about how long his campaign will last.

Rubio welcomed the news on Friday evening, saying he was “grateful” to have the help of someone like Singer who is “successful at raising money”. “I’m grateful that when people donate to us they buy into our agenda, and I’m glad that he has and it will help us with resources,” Rubio told reporters after a campaign event in Orange City, Iowa. “But you know, resources alone are not enough. You have to have the right ideas and the right principles and convince people that you’re the right person for the job. But we’re grateful to have his help obviously.”

Singer’s influence as a top GOP bundler is expected to bring an avalanche of dough to the Rubio campaign. His gay son married in Massachusetts in 2009.