Rubio and Cruz Say They Will Support Trump for President – But Will Their Supporters?

At the Fox News GOP debate, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich were asked if they would support Donald Trump if he is the Republican nominee.

They all said they would support Donald Trump if he was the Republican nominee.

But what about the conditional conservatives who support Rubio and Cruz?
Will they support the Republican frontrunner or will they support Hillary Clinton by default?

The Hill put together a partial list of Republicans who say they won’t back Trump:
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)
Gov. Charlie Baker (Mass.)
Glenn Beck, conservative host
Jay Caruso, RedState
Eliot Cohen, former George W. Bush official
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.)
Steve Deace, conservative radio host
Rep. Bob Dold (Ill.)
Erick Erickson, conservative writer
Doug Heye, former RNC communications director
Former Rep. Bob Inglis (S.C.)
Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor
Kevin Madden, former Mitt Romney aide
Former RNC Chairman Mel Martínez (Fla.)
Liz Mair, GOP strategist
Former Gov. George Pataki (N.Y.)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (Texas)
Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.)
Former Gov. Tom Ridge (Pa.)
Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.)
Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.)
Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.)
Former Rep. J.C. Watts (Okla.)
Peter Wehner, conservative New York Times contributor
Former Gov. Christine Todd

Of course, this is just a partial list– So will these mainstream Republicans support the GOP frontrunner or will they support Hillary Clinton?
We shall see.

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Jim Hoft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016. In 2023, The Gateway Pundit received the Most Trusted Print Media Award at the American Liberty Awards.

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