Cornyn on Crist v. Rubio Last Week: "This is something Florida Republicans are going to have to work out."

NRSC chairman John Cornyn has said repeatedly that he reserves the right to endorse candidates in Republican primaries, but last week he told the St. Petersburg Times that he expected the NRSC would stay out of the Florida race:

Marco Rubio [joined] the race this week, and Cornyn said he has talked to both him and Crist, and he does not expect the NRSC to take sides. But he also said he will do everything he can to keep that seat. When Buzz suggested Crist was the state’s most popular politician, Cornyn said, “I’ve seen his numbers and they are pretty impressive. But this is something Florida Republicans are going to have to work out.”