So the effort to consolidate elite opinion behind Romney and push Santorum, Gingrich and Paul into folding their tents or at least curtailing their campaigns got off to a roaring start today. Jeb Bush has endorsed Romney, a mere thirteen months after National Review editor Rich Lowry called on Republicans to draft Jebbie for 2012.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Lowry and his magazine stepped up next to give Santorum the coup de grace.
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