Rubio advisors telling Florida Republicans to start looking for candidates.

[RandySF]

Rubio's advisers have told party leaders that they should expect to recruit a candidate to run for his Senate seat in 2016, according to four people involved in the talks, who discussed the private conversation on the condition of anonymity because Rubio has not notified the National Republican Senatorial Committee of his plans.

At the same time, Rubio's team is preparing for a national campaign. His top political adviser and likely campaign manager, Terry Sullivan, has been recruiting operatives — including Jim Merrill, who ran Romney's New Hampshire campaigns and was at Rubio's side for a two-day visit to the state last week. Spokesman Alex Conant is leaving Rubio's Senate office this week to begin work at his political action committee.

"When you consider doing something like that, you can't just decide to do it and then start working," Rubio said. "You have to have conditions in place to move forward. Some of them are very similar to the ones we'd have to take anyway if we ran for Senate. Others are different."


http://news.yahoo.com/floridas-rubio-close-decision-presidential-run-081416772--election.html

[Renew Deal]

1. Guaranteed loser

Doesn't stand a chance. And if Bush wins he can't be VP because they are from the same state.

[WhiteTara]

2. woo hoo! The Senate w/o Rubio

may be more effective. At least we won't have to look at him anymore!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. I hope the Florida Democrats are doing the same.

The only question is, who? Charlie Crist and Alex Sink are both broken goods at this point.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. The gentlemen on the left

[think]

5. Alan Grayson

A real choice. A real difference.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. I like him, but he'll be painted as too extreme.

I wish I could say I had better hopes for him statewide but I'm just not so sure.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Buddy Dyer is pitch perfect for the job.

He will do what is necessary for a Democrat to win a statewide race ; rack up huge numbers in South Florida, be competitive in Central Florida, and mitigate his or her losses in North Florida.

[think]

8. Sadly that is the irony of it all.

Grayson is seen as extreme

while leaders who took this country to war based on lies and trashed the American economy are seen as moderates.....

[davidn3600]

10. I've heard rumors that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz might run

Which means the Republicans will keep the seat.

As for Crist...forget it, please! That guy can't seem to win an election in Florida anymore no matter what party he's in.

[4139]

9. I think his aim is for VEEP nomination.