Cost him? He is still there and making points with Schumer.
“Cost him? He is still there and making points with Schumer.”
Not too long ago Rubio was a Tea Party favorite and considered a solid conservative by many (or most) activists.
During the primaries he had changed to persona non grata by activist conservatives.
It may be that no one could have defeated Trump in this years primaries, but Rubio’s betrayal kept him from being the conservative, non-Trump alternative.