Posted on 05/16/2026 7:02:34 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
Rubio is like the baseball team that scraps for every run and creates openings while Vance seems to be waiting for President Trump to hit a three-run homer to bring him in.
Rubio is clearly leading Trump among Latinos, winning converts for him in a way Vance is failing to do. He has used his position as secretary of state to polish his image. Rubio has a charisma edge while Vance seems to be a stolid follower in Trump's wake.
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“Whoever Trump endorses will be the nominee.
No others need apply.”
I’d hate to not see DeSantis in the WH. He’s got the executive experience and can deal with issues long before they become a problem.
Rubio has consistently impressed me. He comes across as highly intelligent, genuine, and knowledgeable. There is something about Vance that is off-putting to me.
Would you say programmed?
That was certainly how he looked when he melted down when confronted by Krispy Kreme Christy at the New Hampshire primary in 2016.
I know Rubio has a lot of experience in being a big McCain sychophant.
Trump dumped on him in 2016 and he was right about Rubio in 2016.
Seems to me, we will have a better picture after the November election. If either DeSantis or Rubio wants to run for president, they would likely have to forgo being a member or becoming a member of the administration.
“know Rubio has a lot of experience in being a big McCain sychophant.
Trump dumped on him in 2016 and he was right about Rubio in 2016.”
The media is picking our candidates again.
I want to know why Rubio’s right hand man is still the open border, Mexican owned, immigration lawyer Cesar Conda.
It’s very curious why the swamp media never seems to go after Marco Rubio, even with his recent ties to a convicted traitor who he lived with. I want to hear him say he’s denounced his former positions on immigration, etc.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4378204/posts?page=70#70
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4378204/posts?page=71#71
The media has been picking Republican candidates since Dole. Except for Trump. That’s why they hate him so. What does Trump know about Conda?
Rubio is for Puerto Rican statehood. Is Trump?
DeSantis showed in the last election why some people make good governors but are not presidential material.
Vance is simply not impressive and has a thin resume. He’s not ready to be president.
Marco Rubio has grown into a very competent person and has the charisma needed to win.
I doubt Vance will even run in 2028 and it doesn’t look like Trump is all that impressed either.
Wayyyy too early.
I'd much prefer Vance, or, as another poster said, DeSantis to Rubio. Beneath the thin veneer of MAGA, Rubio is a neocon and an immigration liberal.
Nothing is locked in at this point in time.
The view that there's a solidarity among "Hispanics" is mostly a myth. Mexicans and Central Americans (the majority of "Hispanics") don't have any particular affinity or sense of identity with Cubans or Dominicans, nor vice-versa, any more than someone from Quebec identifies with someone for Haiti on the basis of both being French speaking.
As to Vance's supposed youth and inexperience, Obama was elected President on a much flimsier resume (as was JFK). Rubio has served longer in the Senate than Vance's brief career, but he didn't accomplish much in the way of sponsoring significant legislation.
It will be a Vance/Rubio ticket, let’s stop with the nonsense.
Obama was elected President on a much flimsier resume
if you have the media willing to not mention your inadequacies that much, you can get away with it
different standards for Democrats and Republicans
Rubio will never survive the hot lights of the debates.
Yeah, that's why Trump has put him in charge of damn near everything after 2024 and ensured he received a lot of camera time.
"Look at what in idiot this Rubio guy is!"
Rubio as Sec State is a completely different Rubio from what we were used to.
Just my .02
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