Priebus '100 percent' confident he can rally GOP behind Cruz or Trumphttp://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/reince-priebus-ted-cruz-trump-217489By Eliza Collins 01/08/16 07:14 AM EST
The head of the Republican National Committee promises that the Republican nominee will have his party’s full support -no matter who it is.
Responding to a question from Fox News’ Sean Hannity Thursday night, Reince Priebus said he was confident he could pull his party together even if Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or real estate mogul Donald Trump win the nomination.
“One hundred percent. You know the unifying thing about what I have to do is no matter who you're for everyone can agree that we have to have a national party and infrastructure that has its act together ... everyone is gonna get behind whoever the winner is,” Priebus said. “Whoever the delegates of our party choose, that's going to be the nominee and our party is gonna be behind that person 110 percent to save this country.”
But Priebus’ confidence may not be shared by everyone in his party.
Earlier Thursday, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declined multiple times to commit to voting for Trump if he was his party’s nominee.
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt pressed Bush four different ways to say if he would support Trump in the general election. Each time, Bush responded that he was sure Trump wouldn't win.
Finally, he said, "That’s not a yes, it’s not a no. I’m just telling you, I don’t think it matters. I have been a loyal Republican, and if past is prologue, then I’m confident I’ll be supporting the Republican nominee."
