In a move that will likely inspire an international panel of physicists to develop a way in which we can travel back in time to ensure Donald Trump never rises to power (which obviously hasn’t happened yet since you’re reading this rather than similar comments pertaining to Jeb Bush), Florida Governor Rick Scott has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
The endorsement, which he announced on his Facebook page, comes the day after Trump pulled a commanding win in Florida’s presidential primary. It also comes some two days after Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s endorsement of Trump at a Tampa town hall event Monday (which has already come under
media scrutiny ).
Those endorsements come at a time when Trump has won and is winning primaries across the country, but hasn’t been able to shake off his two remaining opponents, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Like Trump, Scott is calling for the party to unify, ideally, in support of Trump, an anti-establishment candidate, because that’s clearly what Republican voters want:
I’m asking all Republicans today to come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November.
With his victories yesterday, I believe it is now time for Republicans to accept and respect the will of the voters and coalesce behind Donald Trump.
This has been a hard fought primary, with an outstanding roster of excellent candidates, including two of Florida’s favorite sons, and several Republican Governors who are close friends of mine.
But the voters are speaking clearly – they want a businessman outsider who will dramatically shake up the status quo in Washington.
The two men have comparable backgrounds: both are extremely rich businessmen who began their political careers as far-right establishment outsiders and during a time of political upheaval.
That positioning seems to be working out well for both at the moment.
It is unclear if or when more mainstream members of the party will follow suit.
Some are critical of Trump for racist and sexist comments he’s made, while others are concerned about whether he’d truly be able to win against a Democrat in the November general election.
This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2016.