Nikki Haley endorsing Marco Rubio
A campaign aide to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said Haley called Bush, also vying for the party nomination, to inform him of her plan to endorse Rubio. “His statements are totally untrue and completely outrageous”, Trump said, days ahead of South Carolina’s pivotal Republican primary.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (L) and U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio react … Trump says he has evolved into a conservative and is now against abortion.
Cruz said he would depose Donald Trump himself and force him to tell the truth under oath.
“I have to say to Mr. Trump, you have been threatening frivolous lawsuits for your entire adult life”, Cruz said at a news conference in SC. The surveys included were conducted before CNN’s two-night GOP town hall, the first part of which aired Wednesday, and Trump’s competing town hall on MSNBC.
Coburn was critical of Cruz in an interview last fall, knocking the Texas senator and GOP presidential hopeful for creating “greater disappointment in the hinterlands” by making pledges to stop Obamacare with President Barack Obama still in office. Yet, Cruz’s rivals say he’s the one who’s untruthful. “I confess, I laughed out loud”, Cruz said.
The latest national Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Trump taking a more than 20-point lead over Cruz in the Republican race. Trump has repeatedly questioned Cruz’s eligibility to run for the presidency and has repeatedly accused the Texas senator’s campaign of engaging in dirty politics. Marco Rubio for Saturday’s primary, according to NBC News and various other media sources.
Though Cruz and Rubio won’t be sharing the stage Wednesday, there’s a good chance for fireworks.
He said he also believes his message has remained the same throughout the race, indicating some of his competitors are now touting a message designed for SC. “What you don’t know yet is if the change is going to take place or if it is a momentary “pause” before the numbers snap back into place”. Rubio counts his time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as valuable experience. “We have people that want to do really bad things”. On Monday, Bush had his brother, former President George W. Bush, on the campaign trail for the first time.
“The pundits have made it all – it’s all decided. Kennedy reminded us to ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”, Cruz said.
But what does that even mean when you have a caucus, which is going to have relatively low turnout, and which has same-day registration where the Clinton campaign has to be anxious about the whole millennial effect?