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Marco Rubio: Why Is The Establishment Is Attacking Me?
Breitbart ^ | 01/21/15 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 01/21/2016 11:16:36 AM PST by Enlightened1

I'm not establishment, he is.

That's the argument that presidential candidates are making on the campaign trail as they vow to take on the establishment in Washington D.C.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) 79% asserted today that the establishment is actually not on his side, but rather spending money to stop him from becoming president.

"Every time I've ever run for office, whether it's to the Senate or now as president, I've had to take on the Republican establishment and we're doing it again now," Rubio said in New Hampshire this morning according to Politico's Eli Stokols. "For example, I've had over $20 million spent attacking me. That's not grassroots money, that's money from the establishment."

Rubio was referring to money spent by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 97% and Jeb Bush including their supportive Super PACS. According to the New York Times Jeb's "Right To Rise" Super PAC has spent more than $50 million on negative ads particularly against Rubio.

But Rubio does have the support of many wealthy longtime Republican donors, including billionaire investor Paul Singer. He has also earned endorsements from several Congressional members.

The Florida Senator was questioned by reporters this morning, after Ted Cruz floated the theory that the establishment had abandoned Marco Rubio and instead was coalescing around Donald Trump.

"Right now, the Washington establishment is abandoning Marco Rubio," Cruz said last night. "They've made the assessment that Marco can't win this race, and the Washington establishment is rushing over to support Donald Trump."

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attacking; establishment; gope; larazarubio; marco; rubio
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Rubio is trying to distant himself from the "Establishment" label. Priceless....
1 posted on 01/21/2016 11:16:36 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Sorry, Marco, a lot of them picked Trump over you.


2 posted on 01/21/2016 11:18:18 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Beat me to it!


3 posted on 01/21/2016 11:19:27 AM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: Enlightened1

Because nobody trusts a turncoat.


4 posted on 01/21/2016 11:22:00 AM PST by Shadow44
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To: Enlightened1

‘CAUSE YOU BE A CHEAP LABAH HO, DONDI!!


5 posted on 01/21/2016 11:22:01 AM PST by OKSooner (If Ted Cruz is a Natural Born American, Barack H. Obama is also even if he wasn't born in the USA.)
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To: Shadow44

Like Sarah Palin.


6 posted on 01/21/2016 11:22:47 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
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To: Enlightened1

MARCO !


7 posted on 01/21/2016 11:22:54 AM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: Enlightened1

POLO !


8 posted on 01/21/2016 11:22:57 AM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: Enlightened1

Remember when BOB DOLE tried to cast himself as political OUTSIDER..??!?

Ridiculous..!


9 posted on 01/21/2016 11:23:11 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Enlightened1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UnPzp2lmNk


10 posted on 01/21/2016 11:23:15 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe Marco would have better success getting His Fellow Gang of 8 Buddy, Chuckles Schumer to campaign with him.

Quit your whining Dondi. You made your bed...


11 posted on 01/21/2016 11:23:36 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: Enlightened1

Trump is sounding exactly like establishment politicians in Iowa.


12 posted on 01/21/2016 11:25:16 AM PST by Tennessean4Bush (An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
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To: Enlightened1

Gang
Of
8


13 posted on 01/21/2016 11:25:51 AM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free.)
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To: Tennessean4Bush

Oh I am sure you know Establishment when you see it Tennessean4Bush or should we call you Tennessean4Jeb? LOL!


14 posted on 01/21/2016 11:27:23 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Rubio missed his calling - used car salesman.


15 posted on 01/21/2016 11:28:03 AM PST by skeeter (Nasty Conservative for Cruz)
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To: Enlightened1; All
"Marco Rubio:
Why Is The Establishment....
Attacking Me?...."


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16 posted on 01/21/2016 11:29:29 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Tennessean4Bush

Ask your doctor.
Seroquel may be right for you.

Also, the actual article is about Marco Rubio being upset about his perception that the establishment supports Yeb! and Cruz over him.


18 posted on 01/21/2016 11:30:34 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Tennessean4Bush

You are just mad because you know with the endorsement from the Governor of Iowa along with the Ethanol subsidy will push Trump will win Iowa.

Which BTW, your boy BUSH...W... originally pushed.


19 posted on 01/21/2016 11:32:03 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

“Why is everybody always pickin’ on me?”


20 posted on 01/21/2016 11:33:08 AM PST by MUDDOG
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