Erickson Rumor: March 16th: Unity Ticket To Be Announced

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Erick Erickson Do We Have A Cruz Rubio Deal?
The Resurgent ^ | 3/10/2016 | Erick Erickson

There are rumors afoot. Rumors, people. Rumors. I'm reminding you this is just a rumor. Did I mention it is just a rumor and an unconfirmed rumor at that.

So I've been saying that Rubio needed to get on out and barnstorm the state of Florida with Cruz to get his voters to go to Cruz. The problem is not Florida, which Rubio is otherwise going to lose, but the other states at play on Tuesday. Like in Maine, Texas, and Idaho, Rubio on the ballot could hold Cruz down where he'd otherwise win the majority or all of the delegates.

But Rubio has not gone and now, as word comes that the Cruz Super PAC is pulling down all its ads in Florida, there is a rumor afoot.

The rumor is that Cruz will stay out of Rubio's way in Florida and might even suggest people support Rubio in Florida. Everywhere else, Rubio will stay out of Cruz's way.

On Wednesday, Rubio will join Ted Cruz as a unity ticket.

That's the rumor - the unconfirmed rumor, but the rumor that has people buzzing nonetheless. Did I mention it is a rumor?

If it works, God bless them. The Rubio people can have some closure in Florida, the party can unite, and we can stop Trump and beat Hillary. I'm down with that.

The interaction of the candidates in the debate tonight should be telling.

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It could have been.. but RUBIO rejected it.

Ted Cruz’s campaign has been exploring the possibility of forming a unity ticket with ex-rival Marco Rubio — going so far as to conduct polling looking into how the two would perform in upcoming primary states.

The motivation, hashed out in conversations among Cruz’s top aides and donors: to find a way to halt Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination.

It’s unclear whether Cruz’s campaign brass views a partnership with Rubio as realistic or quixotic. In Rubio’s orbit, according to three sources, it’s seen as an outright nonstarter — with Rubio telling his team that he isn’t interested.

Yet in recent weeks, within Cruz’s camp, talk of a joint ticket has run rampant. Utah Republican Mike Lee, one of two senators to endorse Cruz, has emerged as an outspoken supporter of a unity ticket — and as a potential broker. The freshman senator, according to several sources briefed on the talks, has reached out repeatedly to Rubio to gauge his interest, but has been rebuffed.