Posted on 02/05/2016 7:45:03 AM PST by HoosierWordsmith
Marco is the fallback position of a reeling establishment that is appalled by Trump, loathes Cruz and believes Rubio – charismatic, young, personable – can beat Hillary Clinton.
But there is a problem here for the establishment.
While Rubio has his catechism down cold – “I’ll tear up that Iran deal my first day in office!†– his victory would mean a rejection of the populist revolt that arose with Trump’s entry and has grown to be embraced by a majority of Republicans.
Cruz, Trump, Carson – the outsiders – won over 60 percent of all caucus votes. Their anti-Washington messages, Trump and Cruz’s especially, grew the GOP turnout to its largest in history, 186,000, half again as many as participated in the record turnout of 2012.
Most significant, 15,000 more Iowans voted in GOP caucuses than the Democratic caucuses, where participation plummeted 30 percent from 2008.
What does this portend?
While Iowa has gone Democratic in six of the last seven presidential elections, it is now winnable by Republicans – on two conditions.
The party must be united. And it cannot lose the fire and energy that produced this turnout and brought out those astonishing crowds of tens of thousands.
The remainderman, however, cannot reproduce that energy or those crowds. For Rubio is not a barn burner; he is a malleable man of maneuver.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-the-remainderman/#MQZvhEULvISfDVkG.99
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
He voted for "fast track," the GOP's pre-emptive surrender of Congress's constitutional power to amend trade treaties. He hailed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade treaty President Obama brought home.
Nice summary.
Problem with the story is Rubio’s crowds where huge in the last few days of the Iowa caucus. He is drawing the biggest crowds in N.H. as well. The other problem is I am hardly establishment, been a part of the tea party since day one. And yes I am voting for Marco Rubio, because he can unite the party. He has deep roots in the tea party. I will forgive him for the gang of eight. others will too. He is the only one standing than can beat the Clinton machine. This is a generational choice for me. I am old, so let’s see what the next generation can do.
Rubio has proven himself completely untrustworthy. He blatantly lied to the people of Florida about amnesty. He is lying still today, says one thing in Spanish to one crowd and something else in English to another crowd. He is a despicable little man.
Rubio is s lying weasel who will say anything to get elected. His immigration amnesty is a big no go for many of us and he is our senator.
Without the country the other issues you like mean nothing.
Learn to speak Spanish if you want Rubio.
As for drawing the biggest crowds, LOL yea OK I can think of two other, one of which who gets massive crowds.
I don’t consider “fast track” disqualifying. There are many reasons why that might be a good choice, including that it is easier to completely kill a bad treaty under fast track.
Amnesty, on the other hand, is completely different. Rubio energetically campaigned against Amnesty, then he strongly and actively supported it as soon as he took office. That’s both the wrong position on one of the most critical issues to be decided by the president, and an indication of questionable character.
Rubio is not an acceptable option. I’d support Christie, Kasich, or Gilmore before I’d support Rubio (or Jeb “Act of Love” Bush).
It’s interesting - and 100% spot on.
A Marco Rubio nomination means the “insurgency” failed miserably and the status quo, i.e., the massive growth of the fascist oligarchy, continues unabated.
Just look who is lining up in support of Rubio: Fox News, Senate Republicans, Chamber of Commerce, etc., etc. At this point it looks like Cruz’ greasiness is a no-sale in the general and Trump’s intemperance frightens the sheep.
Where do we go from here? Hold our noses once again? Or do we simply do a “virtual secession” realizing that the America we once knew is gone forever and we withdraw from a political process that resembles that of a Banana Republic?
Interesting times ahead indeed.
I hear ya. Immigration is issue # 1 for me.
It’s interesting - and 100% spot on.
A Marco Rubio nomination means the “insurgency” failed miserably and the status quo, i.e., the massive growth of the fascist oligarchy, continues unabated.
Just look who is lining up in support of Rubio: Fox News, Senate Republicans, Chamber of Commerce, etc., etc. At this point it looks like Cruz’ greasiness is a no-sale in the general and Trump’s intemperance frightens the sheep.
Where do we go from here? Hold our noses once again and vote RINO? Or do we simply do a “virtual secession” realizing that the America we once knew is gone forever and we withdraw from a political process that resembles that of a Banana Republic?
Interesting times ahead indeed.
Rubio does not generate excitement and then all that gay stuff will come out in a general election if Trump doesn’t out him beforehand. Its not a winning combo.
I appreciate what you are saying, but I don’t think MR is who you think he is. You might want to read this first before you lock in your decision.
There’s way more out there and some kinda gross, and back five or more years. If it’s not a problem then carry on.
so, was Rubio gay in his younger days?
“so, was Rubio gay in his younger days?”
This one seems to think so, but decide what you will.
http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-with-curious-late-night.html?m=1
Maybe I am alone on this, no one seems to mention it, but Rubio didn’t just support the Gang of 8 bill. He was on all the conservative talk shows prior to its release promising everyone that he would not support a bill that did not secure the border first. I believe Rubio’s lying tamped down opposition enough that the Senate was able to pass it before public outrage killed it. And then Obama used the Senate bill to justify his illegal executive order. He pointed out the Senate passed a bill but House radicals were blocking it, so he had to go it alone.
I know no candidate is perfect, and to get 90% would be outstanding, but I don’t see how anyone can believe a thing Rubio says.
I am not locked in. I just know Cruz nor Trump is the answer.
“Marco Rubio, because he can unite the party.”
How will he unite the party if he’s the establishment choice?
Rubita vs. hitlary? how does one make a choice?
He is not the establishment choice. They are moving heaven and earth to beat him. They even will pretend he is their choice to beat him.
I think Buchanan is right here. Rubio is drawing votes because he’s not Trump, he’s not Cruz, he’s getting the large middle that supports neither.
It wouldn't even be worth the time nor the gas to drive to the polls.
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