Cornyn: Crist v. Rubio Primary Has Been “A Learning Experience”

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National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn said this morning that the Florida Republican primary between Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist has been “a learning experience” for him.

Cornyn told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor that he first tried to recruit Jeb Bush to run for Senate. When Bush declined, Cornyn looked for the next most popular Republican (Crist) in the state to run. The lesson he’s learned from the NRSC’s endorsement of Crist?

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