Posted on 04/15/2015 5:20:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Marco Rubio announced his candidacy for presidency of the United States at the Freedom Tower in Miami on Monday, highlighting his family’s hardscrabble immigrant roots, embracing traditional values but also vowing to usher in a “new American century.”
As a matter of political pragmatism, is there any convincing reason Rubio shouldn’t be the Republican to take on Hillary Clinton in 2016? Because when it comes to natural political talent, it unlikely the GOP can do better.
For starters, Rubio is the most compelling speaker in the Republican field.
Sen. Mike Lee says Rubio “can bring grown men to tears with emotion.” This is something voters value. And judging from yesterday’s performance, Rubio’s speeches can be infused with an emotional quality that much of the prefabricated rhetoric we hear does not have. Not only do you sense that his belief in American exceptionalism is genuine, but that his populist sensibilities will allow him to credibly broach the subject of inequality – mostly, because he has a captivating family story to lean on.
Let’s face it, even if Rubio is overrated, he’s probably the kind of consensus candidate GOP primary voters are going to have to settle on, anyway.
Other than his futile shot at immigration reform, Rubio has been reliably conservative. The Jeb Bush candidacy, driven by oodles of cash but little popular support, makes Rubio seem more palatable, while the Cruz candidacy, almost exclusively propelled by grassroots, makes him seem less severe. The money and votes will gravitate to whoever can win – if, that is, the person is somewhat ideologically acceptable to rank and file.
As Politico points out:
An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll last month reflected that upside among the rank-and-file. More Republicans, 56 percent, said they could back Rubio than any other candidate, including Bush (49 percent).
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Ted won't.
Bull crap!!!
Ain't gonna work.
The media is creaming over Rubio.
Rubio is not my first choice, but if the ballot is;
Clinton vs Rubio, I pull the Rubio lever.
if it is Clinton vs Bush, I wash the truck.
Is Cruzin'
I don't "settle" anymore. Romney was the last time.
You want my vote, GOP; you earn my vote.
Otherwise--Sayonara.
But under no circumstances will I ever vote for another Bush, ever.
That is about where I am at. Bush vs Clinton will get a blank ballot or a 3rd party vote.
Somehow the Democrats manage to get perfect ideologues for their candidates and never have to settle.
Really. Cruz or Lose, GOP. It may be your last chance to avoid a bloody civil war. We Patriots will not see the Last Best Hope slide into the waves because the Rats were able to sign up millions of illegals to vote. As Rush says, in a world governed by the aggressive use of force no one volunteers to lose by signing their name to a piece of paper. If you want to see the result of further malfeasance go ahead and push the Bushes, Christies, and the rest of that herd of RINOS you got. Hell, I hear McCain is thinking of jumping in. If you want to see America Great once again, Go Ted. The days of the Uniparty are over. We have had it.
Cruz or Lose, GOP.
[Why Marco Rubio Is Probably the GOP’s Best Hope]
TED CRUZ is DEFINITELY the GOP’s Best Hope and
the MOST QUALIFIED TO BE POTUS
http://www.tedcruz.org/
Pretty impressive...
• Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 - May 2008, Cruz was the first Hispanic Solicitor General in Texas, the youngest Solicitor General in the entire country, not to mention the longest tenure in Texas history.
• Partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firm’s U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice.
• Cruz has authored 80+ SCOTUS briefs and presented 40+ oral arguments before The Court
• Cruz served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Cruz was the first Hispanic ever to clerk for a Chief Justice of the United States
• Described as a ‘superb’ constitutional lawyer, the man’s considerable skills and laser-like focus were on display for all when he took oily reptile Eric Holder by the neck and made him
answer the damn question.
• In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz assembled a coalition of 31 states in defense of the principle that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms.
• Cruz presented oral argument for the amici states in the companion case to Heller before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
• In addition to his victory in Heller, Cruz has successfully defended the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds, the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools and the majority of the 2003 Texas redistricting plan. Cruz also successfully defended, in Medellin v. Texas, the State of Texas against an attempt by the International Court of Justice to re-open the criminal convictions of 51 murderers on death row throughout the United States.
• Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission
• Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign.
• Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation
• Ted Cruz is currently junior US Senator from Texas. In order to win the 2012 Republican nomination for the Senate seat vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, Cruz had to defeat Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst -heavily favored/backed by the DC old-guard GOP- in the Republican primary runoff. In the event, TEA Party favorite Cruz crushed Dewhurst, 57-43%...
he then beat Democrat Paul Sadler in the general election by a similar margin, 56-41. Cruz is also endorsed by the Tea Party Movement and the Republican Liberty Caucus.
• AWARDS: “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Chambers USA (2009 & 2010) “50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America,” National Law Journal (2008) “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century,” Texas Lawyer (2010) “20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise,” Newsweek (1999) Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School
• On November 14, 2012, Cruz was appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He is now spearheading efforts in the Senate to have root-and-branch...
Godspeed, Senator Cruz- I’m all in.
Shrub vs. “The Witch” and I will write in Sara Palin.
If he is then God help us all.
Sen. Mike Lee says Rubio “can bring grown men to tears with emotion.” This is something voters value.
Emotionalism. Sounds more like what Dim voters value.
They don't have nutjobs like Trump and Fiorino and Carson jumping in and muddying the waters.
The election is eighteen months away.
It’s far, FAR too soon to be making predictions.
The problem with Rubio is not that he made a mistake in his beliefs about immigration. It’s how he told us lies about how the gang of eight were going to implement border security as part of the plan, and then he went on Spanish television in Mexico and said ‘don’t worry, the security thing is B.S., we’ve got you covered, so hang in there, we will keep the border open and get amnesty approved asap!’
Lying and playing us for fools is a deal breaker for me..
“Shrub vs. “The Witch” and I will write in Sara Palin.”
Please make sure to add the “h” in Sarah.
After seeing Nov. 2000, I always worry that a write-in misspelling will give some leftist freak elections supervisor an excuse to void my entire ballot.
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