Key Romney Advisor Disputes Jeb Bush’s Attack on Rubio
A leaked internal document from the Jeb Bush campaign that suggested 2016 rival Marco Rubio could have something concerning hidden in his past was cast into doubt Thursday night by a Romney advisor who was involved in vetting the Florida senator for Mitt Romney during the 2012 campaign.
Hours earlier, U.S. News & World Report obtained a 112-page internal document from the Bush campaign used to brief donors earlier this week. Three slides in particular targeted Rubio, with a bullet point on one raising some eyebrows.
“Those who have looked into the Marco’s background in the past have been concerned with what they have found,” the slide stated.
But Beth Myers, a Romney advisor who oversaw vetting of Rubio as a possible selection for Romney’s running mate, told TheBlaze that the Florida senator “passed” without any serious trouble.
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