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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo much for Marco Rubio being the candidate that the GOP establishment can unite around
At least if they think they have a serious chance of winning.
This article from the daily beast makes mincemeat of Marco Rubio.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/16/was-marco-rubio-overrated-all-along.html
To unite the factions of the party that recoil at the thought of nominating either Trump or Cruz, Rubio may well have needed a much bigger, better night than the one he had Tuesday.
And what Rubio really didnt need was another establishmentarian like Chris Christie putting points up on the board. Part of the reason Cruz and Trump and Ben Carson have been so successful has been that the moderate vote is divided among so many candidates; the best thing that couldve happened for the anti-insurgent effort is for a clear alternative to the Cruz/Trump emerging in the very near future, and that sure didnt happen Tuesday night.
And what Rubio really didnt need was another establishmentarian like Chris Christie putting points up on the board. Part of the reason Cruz and Trump and Ben Carson have been so successful has been that the moderate vote is divided among so many candidates; the best thing that couldve happened for the anti-insurgent effort is for a clear alternative to the Cruz/Trump emerging in the very near future, and that sure didnt happen Tuesday night.
Rubios apparent reluctance to really work the trail is all a bit mystifying. He says hes missing Senate votes because hes busy campaigning, and then people in New Hampshire and Iowa get miffed that hes nowhere to be found. You dont need a lot of money to barnstorm, which is why its usually the preferred tactic of candidates like Rubio, who has lagged behind Cruz and Bush in the fundraising race.
Seems to be more and more likely either one of the crazies will go up against Hillary or Sanders, or there will be even more chaos within the party if it comes down to a brokered convention.
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So much for Marco Rubio being the candidate that the GOP establishment can unite around (Original Post)
AZ Progressive
Dec 2015
OP
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)1. There seems to be a certain laziness to Rubio
Though I thought he was prepared for the debate last night.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)2. Unite Us!!
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)3. Sorry, there are no moderate republican candidates
It is right, righter and rightest
Edited to correct darn phone