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Hill: Rubio Gaining as GOP Establishment's Preferred 2016 Choice.
NewsMax ^ | February 2, 2014 | Elliot Jager

Posted on 02/12/2014 7:52:24 AM PST by Din Maker

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is garnering support from mainstream Republican fundraisers and contributors for a 2016 presidential run, according to The Hill. Those backing Rubio are antagonistic toward the tea party and see him as an alternative to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who faced new allegations over the weekend that allegedly implicate him in the "Bridge-gate" lane-closing scandal.

The senator's presidential stock has fluctuated. A year ago Time magazine hailed Rubio as "The Republican Savior" only to see him displaced by Christie after Rubio fumbled delivering the GOP response to the 2013 State of the Union Address. Rubio also antagonized conservatives by supporting Senate immigration reform legislation, according to the Post.

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TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; hispandering; massamnesty; rubio; rubio4amnesty
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To: Tulane

I agree. If nominated I would vote for Rubio in the general. I was a bit irritated last night. Must have been a full moon. Some but not anywhere near the number of judges that should have been confirmed. Not blaming Bush here it was the Gang of 14.


61 posted on 02/16/2014 7:52:56 AM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Nuc 1.1

Lol. We are on the same page. I don’t need a full moon to get irritated at some of the knuckleheads in the GOP.


62 posted on 02/16/2014 2:18:11 PM PST by Tulane
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To: Tulane

I know. Sometimes I just get grouchy. I was rolling down I 10 today and there were a bunch of new skid marks into Kelly blocks. We seem to get a lot of wrecks once a quarter on the full moon. Go figure.


63 posted on 02/16/2014 3:43:40 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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