Marco Rubio may have dropped out of the Republican presidential primary after a string of humiliating losses, but in this year’s GOP circus, he seems to have decided that he can still be relevant somehow:
Rubio has sent letters to Republican officials in states where he has won delegates, charging he wants to keep his delegates, even though he's no longer an active candidate.
Representatives from Rubio's network said the former candidate wants to retain his delegates in order to keep his options open in the coming months. Campaigns are preparing for the possibility of a contested national convention in July that could feature an intense fight for every available delegate.
Rubio’s ability to hold onto his delegates will vary from state to state, but with the Republican convention shaping up to be chaos—with John Kasich gearing his entire campaign toward a convention fight and Donald Trump struggling to hold onto delegate leads while Ted Cruz maneuvers to pick up extra delegates—sure, why not? Maybe Rubio can turn that chaos into leverage for himself, going in with a few delegates and whatever shreds of the Republican establishment’s love for him still endure.