[ek_hornbeck]

I'm hoping that after the last debate, Rubio was sufficiently damaged not to be the default establishment candidate, and that the vote will still be split between him, Jeb, Christie, Kasich, etc.

For there is not one America today, nor two. Politically, there are at least four. Were this Britain or France, the GOP would have long ago split between its open-borders, globalist, war-party wing, and its populist, patriotic, social conservative wing. The latter would be demanding a timeout on immigration, secure borders, no amnesty, no more needless wars and a trade policy dictated by what was best for America, not Davos or Dubai. Democrats would break apart along the lines of the Clinton-Sanders divide, with the neo-socialists becoming a raucous and robust anti-big bank, anti-Wall Street, soak-the-rich and share-the-wealth party.

This is why we need to break the deadlock of the two party system. The GOP establishment doesn't have much to offer to the kind of voters that Donald Trump (and in the past Pat Buchanan or Ross Perot) attracted. What do candidates like Bush and Rubio put on the plate for people who oppose illegal immigration, outsourcing, and wasted blood and national treasure in "nation building" exercises? More of the same.

Also, I think that many on the Right minimize the difference between someone like Sanders and someone like Clinton, claiming that Sanders just says out loud what the Clintons won't say for opportunistic reasons. In fact, there's actually a substantive difference between Sanders supporters who want Euro-Style socialism and Clinton Democrats who want crony capitalism. Both are wrong-headed, but they aren't the same thing and don't attract the same constituency.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I hope Bush, Ksick and Christie hang in there a little longer as they bleed votes from Marco. The more the public sees of Marco the less they like him.

[Bubba_Leroy]

I will support either Cruz or Trump. If Rubio or Christie is the nominee, I will hold my nose and vote against Hillary.

If Yeb! or Kasich is the nominee, I honestly don’t know if I will vote. I held my nose and voted against Obama in 2008 and 2012, because I was able to convince myself that McCain and Romney could not possibly be as bad as Obama. I just don’t know if I can convince myself that Yeb! and Kasich are any better than Hillary.

[Grampa Dave]

The Rubio Hand Puppet is owned/controlled/pawned by the Open Borders Elite Thugs!!!!

Rubio swings both ways!

[WENDLE]

This was a wonderful article with a real conservative perspective from a truly great man.

[Rinnwald]

Marco Rubio: the Remainderman

More like Rainman.

[TexasCajun]

Watching "Kid" Rubio at the debate was like watching the movie 'Groundhog Day'.

[Jim Noble]

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