Jeb Bush’s rivals are pointing to his poor showing in South Carolina to pressure him to drop out of the GOP presidential race.

Sen. Tim Scott Timothy (Tim) Eugene ScottAuthor Ryan Girdusky: RNC worked best when highlighting 'regular people' as opposed to 'standard Republicans' Now is the time to renew our focus on students and their futures GOP lobbyists pleasantly surprised by Republican convention MORE (R-S.C.), who is supporting Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioFlorida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (Fla.) for president, strongly indicated it’s time for Bush to step aside.

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“It’s hard to tell you what the Bush camp is thinking. He served as a great governor. I think it’d be a great opportunity for him to bring his folks over to the Rubio camp,” Scott said on CNN.

“But the reality is everyone who is running wants to do something good for America, so the question is, once you realize that’s not going to happen, what do you do next? It’s hard to answer that question unless you’re the candidate.”

Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s campaign released a statement saying “tonight it became a four-person race” between Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE, Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzLoeffler calls for hearing in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties' Health care in the crosshairs with new Trump Supreme Court list 'Parks and Rec' cast members hosting special reunion to raise money for Wisconsin Democrats MORE (Texas), Rubio and Kasich.

“Only four candidates have top-three finishes in any of the early states and can justify staying in,” Kasich strategist John Weaver said. “At the same time, John Kasich has now won the so-called 'Governors Bracket' by continuing to run strong and beat expectations. While others were making their last stand in South Carolina, John Kasich strengthened his organization and support — despite being outspent by tens of millions of dollars.”

With 10 percent of the result in, Bush is running a distant fourth place even after pouring enormous resources into South Carolina.

With 36 percent of precincts reporting, Bush is just ahead of Kasich, but South Carolina was seen as a strong playing field for Bush and a weak one for Kasich.

Trump has been projected as the winner of South Carolina by a healthy margin. Cruz and Rubio are battling for second place.