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Sen. Marco Rubio tours Florida to repair image damaged over immigration reform
Tampa Bay Times ^ | AUG 13,2013 | Alex Leary

Posted on 08/15/2013 12:51:35 PM PDT by Hojczyk

As he moves across Florida this week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is keeping two schedules.

The public one, where he tells friendly, pro-business crowds what he sees as the dangers of Obamacare. And the invite-only one, where he seeks to reconnect with grass roots conservative activists who have questions — and some outrage — over his involvement in immigration reform.

It's a two-step plan designed to repair Rubio's image, which has taken a beating in recent months, darkening the glow of his 2016 presidential The redemption tour continued Tuesday with stops in Tallahassee and Panama City and concludes today in Pensacola. Other travel is likely as Congress spends the month away from Washington.

To grasp how far Rubio has fallen among a segment of his base, consider a gathering of 300 people in Sarasota last week for a talk by outspoken immigration opponent Dennis Michael Lynch. "As soon as he said 'Marco Rubio,' the room just went crazy. They booed, they hissed, there were catcalls," said Richard Swier, a local activist.

A Facebook page that had been titled Panhandle Patriots for Marco Rubio has been renamed Panhandle Patriots Mad at Marco Rubio. It is full of angry sentiment over immigration.

Rubio acknowledges the fallout.

(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: onetermer; primaryrubio; rubio4amnesty; vichyrepublican
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To: nathanbedford
Rubio committed an unforgivable sin far worse than bad timing. Rubio betrayed that he would risk the entire future of conservatism in America in order to advance his career.

What was even more tragic, was how many times he lied about his position. Not just the change from when he ran for Senator, but the clear lies he gave to conservatives on the talk radio shows. The man claimed it would be all about border security, then proceeded to vote against every amendment, or idea that would have had actual teeth to do the job.

The amount of lies he told was so overwhelming, I will never trust what the man says again.

41 posted on 08/15/2013 4:02:17 PM PDT by Lakeshark (KILL THE BILL! CALL. FAX. WRITE)
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To: Hojczyk

Hey marco screw you pal.
You won’t EVER get another of my votes there pal


42 posted on 08/15/2013 4:07:31 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) ( Hey Rubio, eat pooh pal))
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To: Vigilanteman
Rubio has shown he can be bought and/or fooled by the Left. Just another two faced pol, IMO.

He's gonna have to do, not say, something pretty terrific for me to change my mind about him. Mere talk & promises are insufficient.

My theory about pols like Rubio is that WDC is so complicated, so frenzied, so politically dangerous that new arrivals are overwhelmed, & therefore easily tricked into selling their souls; like a juggler with just too many balls in the air, or noise so loud you cannot think straight.

The only other explanation re. Rubio is that he is just another lying pol.

History is on the side of lying pol theory.

43 posted on 08/15/2013 4:24:21 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Hojczyk

Marco, you were told...’you’ll lose a good thing’

Well, you’ve lost a good thing. Now, live with it son. There are no second chances. ‘This is YOUR Life’ and it sucks. huh?


44 posted on 08/15/2013 4:30:21 PM PDT by V K Lee
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To: Hojczyk

What an asshat. He had a lot of people fooled. I knew when the Bushes all came out pushing for him, he was a globalist, not an American.


45 posted on 08/16/2013 10:31:53 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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