Marco Rubio

**barbaro** · 18-12-2009, 12:17 AM

FL Governor Charlie Crist is running for Senate for the GOP. But he now has a formidable challenger. Marco Rubio who has tightened in the polls.

Same schtick: young, good looking, articulate, GOP Cuban, "patriotic."

More to follow. Could Rubio be the rising GOP star? A non-wasp, that the GOP needs in the new demographics of America?

**Jet Gorgon** · 18-12-2009, 03:11 AM

He's good. Forget the Senate, Rubio for President.

Txs for the find, MM.

**S Landreth** · 18-12-2009, 05:52 AM

I think Gov Crist has fallen from grace (with the Florida GOP) because he has been siding with (or at least shows up/pictured at some of Obama’s events) Obama on some issues.

Mr Rubio will get a lot of support from the Hispanic community, but remember outside of maybe 4 counties (the more populated ones) in Florida (Miami - Dade, Ft. Lauderdale – Broward, A lot of Palm Beach, and the Tampa area), Florida is full of rednecks and will tend to lean towards someone who is not Hispanic.

I also think some of the Rethugs in Florida who voted for Crist as Governor have finally realized that Mr Crist has a bit of an identity problem and as you well know the GOP and rednecks have a problem with those types.

It might be a tight race (as polls are suggesting today,….. http://www.pollster.com/polls/fl/10-fl-sen-reppr-wc.php?xml=http://www.pollster.com/flashcharts/content/xml/10FLSenRepPRwC.xml&choices=Crist,Rubio&phone=&ivr= &internet=&mail=&smoothing=&from_date=&to_date=&mi n_pct=&max_pct=&grid=&points=1&lines=1&colors=Cris t-68228B,Rubio-1B8F3E ). Should be interesting. But I do think Charlie would do a better job for Florida as a senator than Mr. Rubio (if he is able to win over Dem, Meek,…which polls suggest he would) .

Info from fivethirtyeight.com,…….

The final upgrade is in Florida, where Charlie Crist appears to be increasingly vulnerable to Marco Rubio, and where Rubio's momentum could pick up significantly if Doug Hoffman wins in NY-23 (or comes close enough to trigger a recount, etc.) Now, by no means is Rubio unelectable -- I think, in fact, he'd be a mild favorite against likely Democratic nominee Kendick Meek. But the nomination of Rubio would certainly put Florida back on the map as a potentially competitive race. It also might not be completely out of the question that some Democratic alternatives to Meek could be attracted back into the contest if it looks like Crist is going to lose the primary, although I certainly haven't heard anything to that effect.

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From the link above (in fivethirtyeights.com’s paste above),………dated Oct 21, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist's lead over former state house speaker Marco Rubio in the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate primary has been cut in half from 55 - 26 percent to 50 - 35 percent, but the Governor tops the leading Democrat, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, 51 - 31 percent among all voters, while Rubio trails Meek 36 - 33 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Link: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/senate-rankings-october-2009-quick-and.html

And to answer your question,………. Could Rubio be the rising GOP star?

I don’t think so,……….he doesn’t fit into their narrow requirements (he speaka Spanish).

**S Landreth** · 23-02-2010, 02:26 AM

MM, since you started this thread and had a question about the race in Florida, here’s Crist speaking about the vote coming up SIX months away. He’s got time to turn this around,….I believe.

Hot Air Blog Archive Charlie Crist: “No way” will I lose this primary in which I’m now trailing by 18 points

**robuzo** · 23-02-2010, 02:54 AM

Crist is that rarest of species, a sane Republican. Rubio and his right-wingers are running a really nasty slander campaign against him, amongst other things insinuating that Crist is gay.

**S Landreth** · 23-02-2010, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Mr Crist has a bit of an identity problem and as you well know the GOP and rednecks have a problem with those types.

Originally Posted by robuzo

amongst other things insinuating that Crist is gay.

we need to talk

**robuzo** · 23-02-2010, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Mr Crist has a bit of an identity problem and as you well know the GOP and rednecks have a problem with those types.

Originally Posted by robuzo

amongst other things insinuating that Crist is gay.

we need to talk

He may be- he probably is. It shouldn't be an issue- but it will be among the macho Cuban voters, not to mention the rednecks and Bible-thumpers. I don't think Crist is so bad, but I'm only to happy to see the Rethuglicans tear each other apart.

**S Landreth** · 23-02-2010, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by robuzo

It shouldn't be an issue

And it shouldn’t,....but remember the state, it is still southern (except for Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach).

**raycarey** · 24-02-2010, 03:43 PM

it's still a long way to the senate for rubio.

loads of time for rookie mistakes and gaffes that could turn off voters.

and if he gets past crist, another potential problem he might have is with the teabaggers. in a general election, rubio will have to play towards the center....and as scott brown is finding out, the teabaggers are extremists who have no interest in the center.

**S Landreth** · 25-02-2010, 01:22 PM

^It is early and soon more stories like the one below will start to leak out and the teabagger taste of Rubio will turn some of the Florida voter bitter against him,……..

U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio charged grocery bills, repairs to the family minivan and purchases from a wine store less than a mile from his West Miami home to the Republican Party of Florida while he was speaker of the Florida House, according to records obtained by The Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times.

(Snip)

Donations to parties must go exclusively toward influencing elections under IRS rules.

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Charges covered by the party as political expenses include:
• $765 at Apple's online store for “computer supplies.''
• $25.76 from Everglades Lumber for “supplies.''
• $53.49 at Winn-Dixie in Miami for “food.''
• $68.33 at Happy Wine in Miami for “beverages'' and “meal.''
• $78.10 for two purchases at Farm Stores in suburban Miami.
• $412 at All Fusion Electronics, a music equipment store in Miami, for “supplies.''

(Snip)

Though Rubio said he tried to pay all his personal expenses, at least some ended up on the party ledger, records show. Three payments to a Tallahassee property management group, which Rubio described as personal, were paid by the party, totaling $1,024, state and the credit-card records show.

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Rubio also booked six plane tickets for his wife using the card. It was unclear how many, if any, of those trips his wife actually took; in some instances, she did not fly and Rubio was credited by the airline.

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In 2008 alone, the GOP paid $1.8 million in American Express charges, state records show. More than $100,000 was spent on Rubio's card from November 2006 to November 2008.

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Rubio also billed the GOP for expenses in Tallahassee during the legislative sessions in 2007 and 2008. The bills include nearly $4,100 in restaurant tabs during the 2007 and 2008 sessions -- from a $409 bill at a Macaroni Grill to a $7.09 charge at a Chick-fil-A. When Rubio became speaker, he spent about $400,000 in tax dollars to remodel offices and build a members-only dining room so lawmakers rushing to meetings would not have to leave the Capitol to eat.

(Snip)

Election law experts say party credit cards should cover only expenses aimed at influencing elections -- fundraising, voter registration, candidate recruitment -- under IRS rules for tax-exempt organizations.

Link: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/24/1498899/rubio-charged-personal-bills-on.html

**Jet Gorgon** · 25-02-2010, 09:24 PM

^ Not a lot, really. I'd like to see Pelosi's bills, just for comparison. I would bet the US taxpayers fund her Botox treatments never mind the free family and friends rides on her DC-San Fran jet shuttle.

**raycarey** · 25-02-2010, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

I would bet the US taxpayers fund her Botox treatments

really?

OK.

what/how much would you like to bet?

**dotcom** · 05-03-2010, 07:19 PM

Crist is another RINO just like schwarzenegger.

Frankly both should join the dimwitocrats.

Mccain Grahamnesty - OUT. Slimeballs.

Just say no to whatever the radical bomb thrower bamboy wants to do. Obstruct. Fight for liberty.

**slackula** · 05-03-2010, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by dotcom

Just say no to whatever the radical bomb thrower bamboy wants to do. Obstruct. Fight for liberty.

a) Care to provide a citation for Obama throwing bombs? It's a requirement from JetG dontcha know *wink*
b) Obstruct what? Everything? Yeah, that'll help the Amercian people improve..
c) What 'Liberty' are you fighting for? Obama has just signed something extending guns into national parks and just extended the Patriot Act that you so called lovers of liberty are so beholden to.

**S Landreth** · 08-12-2011, 06:18 AM

Marco Rubio's poll numbers have declined every time PPP's polled Florida this year and voters are now evenly divided on him with 40% approving and 40% disapproving. He began 2011 with a +12 approval spread at 43/31. Here's how Rubio's numbers have moved as his first year in the Senate has progressed:

view PPP report here (There’s some good information about our/Florida’s asshole Republican Governor Rick Scott in the report also): http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/p...se_FL_1205.pdf

There's not much evidence Rubio would be a game changer as Republican Vice Presidential pick next year either. Only 24% of Floridians say they'd be more likely to vote for the GOP ticket if Rubio was on it, compared to 41% who say that would actually make them less inclined to vote Republican. The numbers with independents are similar to the overall ones at 22/38.

Finally Democrats lead the generic Congressional ballot in the state 46-40. That's become the trend for the party in big states- we recently had similar findings in Ohio and Pennsylvania- and bodes well for the party's chances to take back the House in 2012.

What do you REALLY know about your Obama? No time tonight, but I'll pull up better background on Marco than you ever can on the sham in the WH.

here ya go putz: Obama Administration’s Achievements (Thus Far)

**Minnie Maugham** · 08-12-2011, 07:07 AM

^ obama achievements: oh, you mean like Solyndra and occupy WS?

**Boon Mee** · 08-12-2011, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Minnie Maugham

^ obama achievements: oh, you mean like Solyndra and occupy WS?

Don't forget having a couple of pals sent off to prison lately too. And, Operation Fast & Furious. And...the list goes on. He's a dismal failure of a person not to mention a totally empty suit in Big White.

**Minnie Maugham** · 08-12-2011, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by Minnie Maugham

^ obama achievements: oh, you mean like Solyndra and occupy WS?

Don't forget having a couple of pals sent off to prison lately too. And, Operation Fast & Furious. And...the list goes on. He's a dismal failure of a person not to mention a totally empty suit in Big White.

But, but, but, as Dennis Miller loves to repeat, obama is such a great killing machine!

(I think you can get his radio show on the net -- politics, comedy, NFL tips; Dennis has got it all. Better than his SNL days and the lefties still love him.)

**Boon Mee** · 28-01-2012, 09:55 AM

Heh...Rubio isn't drinking the Gingrich kool-aid for sure.

Marco Rubio Deflects Another Disgraceful Gingrich Attack

It hasn’t been easy for Newt Gingrich to reach new lows after attacking Romney for being a capitalist, but he certainly gets an E for effort. From Florida:

Newt Gingrich’s campaign said Wednesday it would withdraw a Spanish-language radio ad that attacked rival Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as being “anti-immigrant.”
The move came in response to a request by GOP Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), a Cuban-American, who said neither Mr. Romney nor Mr. Gingrich was “anti-immigrant.”

It is true that Romney takes a much harder line than Newt on defending the country from hordes of illegal welfare colonists, but that hardly makes him anti-immigrant.
Postures Newt:

“The idea that somebody would actually think about deporting grandfathers and grandmothers strikes me as fairly inhumane. That’s how the ad got developed.”

Yanking on the heartstrings while pandering to those sympathetic to illegal aliens is a familiar tactic among Demorrhoids and particularly unprincipled RINOs. Note that Gingrich was going behind Americans’ backs by whispering in Spanish, “Psst, don’t vote for that guy, he’ll enforce immigration law.” Nothing is beneath him.
Tea Partier Rubio has stepped into the race before, when Gingrich accused Romney of being somehow like the party-switching RINO Charlie Crist, whom Rubio defeated:

“Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist. Romney is a conservative. And he was one of the first national Republican leaders to endorse me. He came to Florida, campaigned hard for me, and made a real difference in my race.”

Nobody is trying to pass off Romney as the ideal candidate. But as Marco Rubio appears to have noticed, he is less awful than Gingrich.

**S Landreth** · 02-02-2012, 05:26 AM

Tonight on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Joseph Farah alleged that Florida senator Marco Rubio is ineligible to serve as vice president, saying he’s “not a natural-born citizen. We’ve been through this with Obama now for four years.”

Farah, the editor of WorldNetDaily.com, drove much of the controversy over President Barack Obama‘s birth certificate, claiming the president also was ineligible to serve because of where he was born.

He speculated that former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum hasn’t been more aggressive in taking on Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney because he is angling to be Romney’s running mate.

“I think Santorum is doing one of two things,” Farah said. “He is either trying to position himself as, ‘Hey, there is no mud on me and I’m a bona fide conservative’ and that is going to propel him in the race. Or, the other thing that crossed my mind — he was really talking about Newt criticizing Romney — the thought occurred to me, is he trying to position for a vice presidential candidacy there?”

Host Sean Hannity said Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is more likely to share the ticket if Romney wins the GOP nomination. But Farah declared that Rubio would not be eligible.

HANNITY: I think that’s taken. It’s got to be Rubio. That’s my guess.

BOB BECKEL: If it’s not, somebody’s lost their mind.

FARAH: Rubio is not eligible.

HANNITY: Whoa, what do you mean, ‘Rubio’s not –

FARAH: He’ll lose 10 percent of the Republican vote because he is not a natural-born citizen. We’ve been through this with Obama now for four years.

HANNITY: I don’t believe that. I don’t think that’s going to work.

another retard/video in the link: Joseph Farah | World Net Daily | Marco Rubio | Natural-Born Citizen | The Daily Caller

Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971)

Rubio was born in Miami, Florida, the second son and third child of Mario Rubio (1927–2010) and Oria Garcia (born 1931). His parents were Cubans who had emigrated to the United States in 1956 and were later naturalized as U.S. citizens in 1975.

Marco Rubio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Pound Hound** · 08-12-2011, 07:52 AM

if this is your criteria for a failed presidency? you must think GWB was one step above fly shit on the evolution scale. but probably not.

GWB prison friends = kenny boy lay (you know the guy who let him use the enron jet to run for president?)

iraq war

unfunded prescription drug program writtern by the drug company that does not really do anything to help seniors

those are only 3 things that are 1000 times worse than anythihng you mentioned

flame on flamers!!!

**Minnie Maugham** · 10-02-2012, 12:01 AM

A pity you take the left line on Rubio. He is a real American, and believes in the American dream -- work hard, play by the rules and you could succeed (that's right could; the American way is equal opportunities for all, not equal outcome or freebies for all). Many immigrants have done just that; why provide freebies for illegals when obama and his ilk can't even take care of real citizens by pulling back on laws, regulations and waivers that favour unprofitable businesses and industries, but squash the profitability of good business? Take a look at govt websites and the number of departments/boards/services/watchdogs. Bladdy boondoggle it is now, never mind obama's coterie of csars.
Cubans come to America to escape communism; they want to work hard, learn English, live the dream. Can't say that about most of the Mexicans, can you?

**S Landreth** · 10-02-2012, 05:28 AM

Originally Posted by Minnie Maugham

A pity you take the left line on Rubio.

First of all I don’t think this is a right or left issue. This issue (Dream Act) is about letting kids who because of “no fault of their own” ended up in the US and gives them a way to citizenship. Rubio is just an opportunist, like a lot of politician and he should be called out for it.

Cubans come to America to escape communism; they want to work hard, learn English, live the dream

You are dead wrong. You don’t know or understand the history of all Cuban immigrants and why/how they came to America/Miami.

The other shit you’re ranting about is just that, shit. Stay on point.

**S Landreth** · 27-03-2012, 04:41 AM

I was reading an article at Hotair (right wing nuts) about Rubio and maybe him being a choice on the Romney ticket as VP: Is there a D.C. whisper campaign against Marco Rubio? « Hot Air

I saw this,……..

But there is a stigma in losing, and that stigma would be significant if Romney/Rubio ended up underperforming among the Latino voters whom Rubio’s supposed to deliver.

These right wingers don’t understand. Rubio will only attract a handful of Cubans. That’s it. Maybe not even enough to turn Florida red after his record/stance is divulged to a wider audience of Hispanics.

Another Palin,….Marco Rubio.

**Minnie Maugham** · 27-03-2012, 06:24 AM

Mebbe. I suspect more Latinos will be anti-bambam after his racial support of the black kid Traymon supposedly killed in FL by a Latino.

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