Posted on 05/22/2015 9:01:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
They use words like “historic” and “charismatic,” phrases like “great potential” and “million-dollar smile.” They notice audience members moved to tears by an American-dream-come-true success story. When they look at the cold, hard political math, they get uneasy.
An incipient sense of anxiety is tugging at some Democrats — a feeling tersely captured in four words from a blog post written recently by a seasoned party strategist in Florida: “Marco Rubio scares me.”
What is so unnerving to them at this early phase of the 2016 presidential campaign still seems, at worst, a distant danger: the prospect of a head-to-head general-election contest between Mr. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Yet the worriers include some on Mrs. Clinton’s team. And even former President Bill Clinton is said to worry that Mr. Rubio could become the Republican nominee, whittle away at Mrs. Clinton’s support from Hispanics and jeopardize her chances of carrying Florida’s vital 29 electoral votes.
Democrats express concerns not only about whether Mr. Rubio, 43, a son of Cuban immigrants, will win over Hispanic voters, a growing and increasingly important slice of the electorate. They also worry that he would offer a sharp generational contrast to Mrs. Clinton, a fixture in American politics for nearly a quarter-century who will turn 69 less than two weeks before the election.
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Then they would pee their pants if Cruz faced the she-devil.
Which one would be the VP? It also depends who their GOP opponents are.
It’s not helping my equilibrium, either.
Marco Rubio is Jeb Bush with a Latin name.
I guess this is the Karl Rove messaging, via the NY Times, to suggest Marco Rubio is “electable”.
RE: Marco Rubio is Jeb Bush with a Latin name.
Is he also for Common Core?
Marching orders to the Munchkins of the Press to destroy Rubio before Thanksgiving.
Hillary! in soviet Red Hampshire today...one of her stops is at a local brewery...now THAT’S a surprise.
Bitter lying old hag vs. ________________ = loss.
Um yeah...
“Oh gosh, please don’ run Rubio! We’re sure scared of Rubio... you can do ANYTHING just don’t run Rubio”
Is that what they mean?
So, the left is picking Rubio for us. How nice of them.
Ted Cruz or Scott Walker
The rest can all go on vacation.
When the left tells you they fear a person, they don’t.
When they claim a person has no chance, but spend every waking moment attacking that person, that is who they fear.
OH YEAH! RUBIO IS THE ONE HILLARY IS AFRAID OF! SEE, SEE, YOU MEAN-OLD RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS, WE GOTTA VOTE FOR RUBIO!
Rubio ran for the Senate opposing amnestyy and then schemed with Scumer against the citizens with his Gang.
Rubio is the backup plan for The Cheap Labor Express if they can’t nominate Jebster.
I will not vote for any amnesty candidate.
Cruz or Walker or you forfeit the election with another designated loser.
Missed the point - they're saying Rubio against Clinton scares them. It scares me too....
Im about 90% sure Rubio will be on the ticket...Cruz/Rubio perhaps. Rubio is a must destroy by the RATS and of course the paulistas.
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