Florida Sen. Marco Rubio
Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has lined up a number of top GOP endorsements as he comes to Minneapolis this afternoon to rally supporters at a downtown hotel. Former Governor Tim Pawlenty and Congressman Erik Paulsen endorsed Rubio yesterday, following earlier endorsements by Congressman John Kline and former Senator Norm Coleman — who switched to Rubio after Jeb Bush dropped out. Meanwhile, D-N-C Vice-Chair and former Minneapolis Mayor R-T Rybak is blasting not only Rubio but also Pawlenty — who he says also had an extremist agenda while pretending to be a moderate. Minnesota’s precinct caucuses are one week away on “Super Tuesday.”