Posted on 04/11/2015 6:41:23 PM PDT by GIdget2004
If Marco Rubio fulfills expectations and announces Monday that he is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and not re-election to the Senate, Florida's chief financial officer and a Democratic congressman will become the leading candidates to replace him.
Republican CFO Jeff Atwater would be the immediate favorite to replace Rubio after dominant wins in two statewide campaigns. Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is not nearly as well-known. But he is seen as a moderate who can win crossover votes after defeating incumbent Republican Rep. Allen West in 2012 despite West's massive fundraising and national tea party support.
The race could be an opportunity for Democrats to pick up a seat as the party has a history of doing better in Florida during presidential years. President Barack Obama carried the state in 2008 and 2012, but Republicans won the governor's race and most other statewide races in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Democrats hold a 39 percent to 35 percent advantage in voter registration over Republicans.
"Florida is a different state in a presidential and a non-presidential year," said Democratic pollster David Beattie. "Regardless of who's on top of the ticket, turnout goes up. Being on the ballot on a presidential year is better for the Democrat."
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You have probably seen this:
“In South Florida, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are forcing locals to pick sides”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-south-florida-jeb-bush-and-marco-rubio-are-forcing-locals-to-pick-sides/2015/04/09/331951a6-d3e3-11e4-a62f-ee745911a4ff_story.html
I don’t know, but it seems as though Bush wants to be Latino and Rubio wants to be an American. Out of the two, I’d take Rubio.
No thanks.... I’ll be voting for Ted Cruz.
Never happened.
M.R., please hold your Senate seat. Your timing is not good.
Realistically, he doesn't have "it" when running for office. He's like watching and listening to paint dry.....although his words, thoughts and goals are pure conservatism.
This is so unfortunate, but it's true.
If I had a magic wand.....
Leni
Thanks for the response. Just hadn’t heard much about him lately. Too bad. He is a wonderful Patriot and would be a major improvement over anything in DC now.
Bump! Stay in the Senate, you will never get the nomination after being in the gang of 8.
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