With friends like these: GOP race spurs awkward endorsements

FILE - In this March 11, 2016 file photo, former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson listens at left, before announcing he will endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a news conference in Palm Beach, Fla. But rarely have so many partnerships of political necessity appeared to be as reluctant, awkward, even downright tortured as in the 2016 GOP race. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)