Rubio: Florida can support me and Jeb Bush in 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (J. Scott Applewhite, AP)

This post was updated: 

Marco Rubio says Florida can hoop dual favorite sons in a 2016 presidential race.

The senator suggested in an NPR interview, airing New Year’s Day, that he isn’t fazed by a moves being done by former Florida administrator Jeb Bush toward a White House bid.

“We positively know a lot of a same people, we also know some opposite people,” Rubio told NPR’s Steve Inskeep. “I don’t trust if we confirm to run for boss that that will be an impediment.”

In an interview with a New York Times Magazine, Rubio pronounced his loyalty with his coach won’t get in a way. “If we don’t run, it won’t be since Jeb is running. Maybe if you’re going to run for county commissioner or to be on a butterfly decrease house or something like that, we might not wish to run opposite a crony of yours,” he said.

Rubio told NPR that he’s “closer to a decision” on 2016 than he was a month ago.

Since announcing that he will “actively explore” a presidential bid, Bush has surged to a lead for a Republican assignment in a new CNN/ORC International poll

Mel Sembler, a former Republican National Committee financial authority from Florida, was quoted in a new USA TODAY story about Bush’s intensity candidacy

Donors from Florida contributed some-more than $50.8 million to 2012 presidential candidates, according to information gathered by a non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.

The NPR talk with Rubio will atmosphere Thursday during a Morning Edition

Article source: http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/82178412/0/usatodaycomwashington-topstories~Rubio-Florida-can-support-me-and-Jeb-Bush-in/