As Rubio continues to climb in the national GOP presidential polls, so do his prospects of picking up major donors, whose big buck could very well push him across his party’s primary finish line in 2016.

I wrote about Rubio’s potential transformational Hispanic message here.

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is on the verge of backing Rubio, as is hedge fund manager Paul Singer.

These are huge gets for Rubio, who already has the support of billionaire car dealer William Braman in Miami.

Braman has been supporting Rubio since he was in the Florida state House of Representatives, and his wife Jeanette, is currently working for his non-profit as a consultant.

Well, considering that Adelson has a soft spot for Israel, and Rubio’s hawkish foreign policy positions have Israel’s best interest in mind, I guess it is fair to say that the two have something very much in common.

Rubio and Adelson have grown increasingly close, with the senator phoning the billionaire several times a month to provide in-depth updates on the state of his campaign. The two men also have detailed policy discussions, especially about international affairs and Israel — the latter a cause near and dear to the mogul. Adelson has long looked favorably on Rubio, a fellow son of immigrants. Two people familiar with his thinking said he has become increasingly confident in the senator’s political skills and believes he is the kind of fresh face the Republican Party needs in 2016.-POLITICO

Oh, and in case you were wondering, this is not good news for Jeb Bush, who was the establishment Republican favorite in the race, and the one expected to garner all of the Adelson, Singer, and the rest of the mega-donor money.