What advantage?
All he's doing is keeping a seat warm, and voting for or against legislation for the Executive Branch.
Walker has met with foreign heads of state. He has promoted Wisconsin jobs and trade policies overseas.
Rubio is such a preening, elitist POS
Gang Of 8, Gang Of 8, Gang Of 8. If he considers that some kind of achievement, spare me his “bona fides”.
So we know that Walker will be for trade promotion authority. I thought we were against that fast track thing.
We ought to keep reasonably open minds this go round. Rubio is not the ogre you are making him out to be. I think we all want the very best candidate we can nominate. Few of us want Jeb Bush because of the combination of disqualifying qualities and issues. He is yet another Bush. He brings the family baggage. He stubbornly supports Common Core. He praises Obama. He is up to his eyeballs in Chamber of Commerce $$$ and Wall Street $$$. For many, his immigration policy alone would disqualify him. All true but he is not Romney. I would reluctantly vote for Jeb but did not vote for Romney. In 2016, we need realism.
I would love to see Ted Cruz in the White House as would many here. I need proof that he can be nominated. Cruz has a compelling story which he told in his announcement at Liberty University. He has a far more distinguished resume than most Americans realize. He is fully qualified. No one terrifies the left more than Ted Cruz.
Rand Paul has so far done a reasonably good job of distinguishing himself from his Fruit Loops daddy. I would not mention him if he had not. That said, Rand Paul brings a number of issues and qualities to this race that command respect and attention. He has brought libertarianism into the public square without its obsession with drugs, weird sex, and prostitution. He paints his policies as necessary to the future of Americans who have fallen by the wayside. His ideas on urban education, outreach to blacks and Hispanics and even college radicals are impressive. More than any other senator he has championed individual liberties against Leviathan government. A Rand Paul presidency would be an interesting ride indeed. Not my candidate but an exciting force nonetheless at this point.
Dr. Carson has a role to play in public life but is far too inexperienced in politics to credibly run for POTUS. He can run and tell his very compelling story. He should then bow out early.
Rick Perry has long and successful executive experience but I just don't see America falling in passionate love with Perry.
Chris Christie? Not in my lifetime. Not in God's lifetime. He should be encouraged to run to dilute Jeb's support. Ditto Donald Trump.
Carly Fiorina serves a purpose in mercilessly zinging Hillary. She said the other day that she is more representative of American women than is Hillary in that Carly does her own laundry and her own shopping and her own driving and what not. Her actual POTUS credentials are thin and she should get her fifteen minutes of fame and plan an early exit.
Marco Rubio is a far more talented young man than many here give him credit for. He is charming, charismatic, and has a great back story. He can easily campaign to the Hispanic vote in Spanish, the language of his upbringing. He has engaged in big issues in his freshman term. Many here see him only as a member of the Gang of Eight trying to bring many more Hispanics across the border. I accept that he has learned his lesson. Better that he should not have made the mistake in the first place but it is what it is. His oratory as to making this century another American century and as to his generation taking up the task of making it happen is the most driving dream being expressed by any 2016 candidate. He is giving up the Senate seat. I believe he will be Walker's running mate.
The ideal race for the GOP POTUS nomination would feature a civilized but spirited contest on the issues exposing to the public all of the many good policy ideas and their differences from the policies of the Hildebeast. When the die is cast and the nomination has been secured by one of these candidates, the rest would ideally be committed to campaigning their backsides off to secure a victory for the nominated ticket. Then some would go into the cabinet and others become administration allies in other offices. We need this or the Republic is gone.
God bless you and yours.