The following candidates for the 2016 presidential election are expected to withdraw and endorse Jeb Bush, and here are the dates of the expected endorsement and the reasons:
Candidate | Expected Date of Endorsement | Reason | Comments about Bush |
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Chris Christie | January 2016 | Hopes to become Bush's Attorney General | Heaps praise on the Bush family; Jeb's brother appointed Christie as U.S. Attorney, which enabled Christie to become Governor later |
Marco Rubio | Before the Florida primary on March, so that Jeb can win big in it | Hopes to become Bush's V.P.[1] | Says Jeb is a great friend of his |
Scott Walker | After he finishes poorly in the Iowa caucuses, or perhaps even sooner based on polling | Hopes for any Cabinet position in Bush's Administration | |
Lindsey Graham | After the South Carolina primary | Hopes to become Bush's Secretary of Defense | Graham's entire candidacy is designed to prevent voters in the South Carolina from delivering a big victory to a conservative |
John Kasich | After the Ohio primary on March 15 | Hopes for any Cabinet position in Bush's Administration | |
George Pataki | Fall 2015 | Hopes for any Cabinet position in Bush's Administration | |
Bobby Jindal | January 2016 | Hopes for any Cabinet position in Bush's Administration | |
Carly Fiorina | After New Hampshire primary | Hopes to become Bush's Secretary of Treasury | |
Donald Trump | February 2016 | Hopes to become Bush's Secretary of Treasury | Has criticized Jeb Bush but Trump's ego is so large that he thinks Bush will beg Trump to be in the Cabinet anyway |
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- ↑ Rubio would resign from the U.S. Senate and move to another State in order to satisfy the constitutional prohibition on the V.P. being from the same State as the President.