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Re: “Rubio’s strength for the party is his work on immigration reform.”

Rubio’s “strength” is Amnesty?

The author is deranged.

If Rubio is nominated, the Republican Party will fracture.

I doubt Rubio could win Florida in a presidential election.

Cubans total just 32% of Hispanic voters in Florida, and Cuban immigrants since 1980 are rock solid Democrats.

I doubt Rubio could win a majority of all Hispanic voters in Florida in a presidential election.

White Florida voters would give Rubio a majority, but would it be enough?

25% of Florida voters are Black or Hispanic.

And a significant percentage of white Florida voters are Democrat refugees from New York and New Jersey.

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Rubio won't get nominated next time. He's too inexperienced and doesn't have a real base of support. He may mount a little campaign this time, but assuming he can hold on to his Senate seat he's got opportunities for a more serious run years down the road.

But I don't think the party has written him off over immigration by any means. It's going to be a long time before that issue is resolved (if it ever is) and politicians are going to be making all kinds of moves in the meantime.

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If what you say is true, then how did he win his Senate seat?

Rubio would certainly win Florida if he were the nominee.