Rubio, Eye on 2016, Hires a Coveted Former Aide to Romney

NY Times ^ | February 9, 2015 | Jonathan Martin

[C19fan]

Senator Marco Rubio has hired a coveted former aide to Mitt Romney to oversee his political activities in the Northeast and probably in a New Hampshire campaign, signaling that he is serious about a presidential bid.

Jim Merrill, who directed both of Mr. Romney’s New Hampshire primary bids, is joining Mr. Rubio’s political action committee as a senior adviser, a position that would put him at the helm of the Florida senator’s campaign in the first-in-the-nation primary state.

[C19fan]

Rubio is a good alternative for the GOPe. On the issues they care about he is one of them. But Rubio in meaningless speeches throws out red meat to the GOP base.

[proxy_user]

I misread the headline as ‘convicted’!

[Arm_Bears]

This is good news, seeing as Romney lost.

Coveted aid—Snort!

[Vigilanteman]

a Coveted Former Aide to Romney???

Is that a polite way of saying "a saboteur"?

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Rubio is a good alternative for the GOPe. On the issues they care about he is one of them. But Rubio in meaningless speeches throws out red meat to the GOP base.”

He soiled himself by promoting that Senate amnesty bill on network TV talk shows, making deceptive claims about it.

If he got it Dems would use the McCain strategy against him, constantly complaining how the ‘good’ Rubio is gone and the ‘bad’ Rubio got the nomination, as they did with McCain in 2008.

[freeangel]

Yep—that worked out well for Romney./s

[bmwcyle]

NO RUBIO!

[Vinnie]

First time I saw him I said Wow.
After that I got suspicious of him. The more he spoke the more wary I’ve gotten.
Right now I don’t trust him at all.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” He soiled himself by promoting that Senate amnesty bill on network TV”

This is how dumb Rubio is. He thought it would work for him. The other RINO candidates HIDE their agenda : )