WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that he has spoken and emailed with his potential presidential rival in 2016, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, about “items of mutual interest,” although Rubio wouldn’t say if the two discussed the 2016 Republican primary.
Speaking at a breakfast hosted by The Christian Science Monitor, Rubio said that Bush “is going to be a very credible candidate” should he run for president, “and he’s going to raise a lot of money.”
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On Wednesday, Rubio played coy when asked if he plans to meet with the Koch brothers while at the retreat. But he noted that many of the people expected to attend had been supporters of his upstart run for Senate in 2010.
“Any time I have a chance to speak to people about my agenda to move forward,” said Rubio, “I’m going to take that opportunity.”
