NASHVILLE – Former U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, who is heading Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio’s GOP primary efforts in Tennessee, warned Monday the party could could lose the White House for decades if Republicans don’t choose the right nominee.
“I’m gravely concerned that if this election doesn’t go right, that our party may not win the White House again for the rest of my life, and I’m 58 years old,” said the one-time 3rd Congressional District congressman in a Nashville news conference, flanked by Rubio supporters running as delegates.
Contributed PhotoZach WampAmong them are six state legislators, including House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga.
Wamp told reporters the nation’s “demographics have changed. Millenials are the largest generation in American history, and we need as a party a transformative candidate that can lead our country and bring people together and reach out to the next generation.”
He said Rubio, a freshman and Hispanic U.S. senator from Florida, is “a transformative leader for our country that will be strong in foreign policy and national security and resolute and lead in this very difficult times.”