FL-Sen: Rubio May Switch to AG Race

[ccharles000]

http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5280/flsen-rubio-may-switch-to-ag-race

No fun:

Two Republican sources said today that even as former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio campaigns for retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez's Senate seat, he has been calling around to top Republican donors and activists in the state to discuss the idea of switching from the Senate primary against GOP Gov. Charlie Crist and into the open-seat race for attorney general, where a serious Republican candidate has yet to emerge.

Rubio has issued a bunch of weird, jokey non-denials on Twitter. It would suck if he dropped out, but I wouldn't be surprised if he started bailin' like Palin.

(Hat tip: Taegan)

UPDATE: Some more claims by various media outlets that Rubio is "denying" his interest in the AG spot, but the only thing his camp has said is that "Speaker Rubio is an active candidate for U.S. Senate" and "He is squarely focused on winning this campaign for Senate." Those are not denials.

[Buzz Clik]

1. I almost died. I thought you were talking about Ricky Rubio.

[blueclown]

5. LOL!

Me too!

[Thrill]

2. Why not run for Governor?

[camera obscura]

7. McCollum is the de-facto Republican nominee. It'd be as fruitful as running against... well, Crist.

[Colobo]

3. Marco Rubio is nuts.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. How is the Rubio vs. Crist primary shaping up? Is Rubio ahead or behind?

Maybe if he sees he is starting to lose there and no way to get back in, the AG spot is his "lifeboat".

[seafan]

6. Not a surprise AT ALL. Crist is burying Rubio in fundraising.

FL-Sen: Rubio May Switch to AG Race , July 15, 2009


Rubio's problem is that he is the new face of Jeb Bush's wrecking ball. This little opportunist doesn't intend to leave the scene.



Jeb Bush's ideological heir, Marco Rubio, quietly registers to run for US Senate



Just too cute by half.