The GOP’s Flip-Flopping Cuban Heartthrob

[DonViejo]

Ruben Navarrette Jr.

The Florida senator and likely White House aspirant has found a way to disappoint everyone on immigration.

“I used to like him.”

This is the response I most often hear from fellow Latinos when I ask a simple question: “So, what do you think of Marco?” As in Marco Rubio, the 43-year-old senator from Florida who seems to be gearing up to compete for the Republican nomination for president. If so, he’ll come bearing gifts.

First, Rubio has youth, energy and a fresh face—things that could provide a dramatic contrast if Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton, who will be 68 years old when Democrats gather at their national convention in 2016.

Second, it also doesn’t hurt that Rubio is Cuban-American at a time when the GOP has dug itself such a deep hole with Hispanic voters, which represent a growing share of the electorate. As many as 12 million Hispanics could vote in 2016.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/30/the-gop-s-flip-flopping-cuban-heartthrob.html

[Thinkingabout]

1. Perhaps if he was a Democrat he may have a better chance.