Establishment Rushes To Rubio To Stop Trump

Marco Rubio has picked up a slew of endorsements from GOP leaders who are continuing to panic as Trump increasingly seems unstoppable. The Hill reports:

Jeb Bush, Rubio’s former mentor and chief competition for establishment Republicans, left the race after a poor showing in South Carolina on Saturday. Rubio finished second in the Palmetto State, edging Cruz, who finished a disappointing third.

That set off an avalanche of endorsements for Rubio that the campaign rolled out in succession on Monday. Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who previously supported Bush, got behind Rubio.

A contingent of House members from South Florida, all who backed Bush, announced their support for the Florida senator, as did several members of the House delegation in Nevada, where voters will caucus on Tuesday.

Former Minnesota governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty became an official Rubio surrogate on Monday. Minnesota will caucus on Super Tuesday, as will Arkansas, where Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his support for Rubio. Bob Dole, a former Bush backer who was the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, moved his support behind Rubio as well.

Trump has a commanding lead in almost all of the Super Tuesday state polls.Gopdels