I thought Rubio might be the real deal when we first elected him down here in Florida. But not to long after he was in office, he voted to keep federal subsidies flowing to the sugar kings. It was pretty apparent then that he was a fraud.
If you thought for even an instant that he was the real deal then you refused to listen to what conservatives were pointing out.
From the very beginning of his political career he preached controlling the border to English speaking audiences, and open borders to Spanish speaking audiences.
This was no huge secret.
Videos of his addresses to LA Raza and similar groups were posted online and there were articles about them. I participated in many threads on the topic during his campaign.
You could listen to his speeches for yourself. This was no mere second hand account.
The people who voted for him did so in spite of his own words.
When you have a con man sitting at a little table and the hand painted sign says “crooked three card Monty” it’s hard to feel any sympathy for the suckers.