Schumer was brilliant. He discovered the Rube could be sucked in to betraying his constituents and, in the role of virtuosity violinist, played the Rube like a fine violin. Not only did Schumer get the Rube to be the spokesman for the Gang of Eight, he also managed to destroy one of our best young potential leaders.
You hit the nail on the head! I have been saying this exact same thing. Schumer played it well — got the young, “up-and-coming,” fresh-faced Republican “Golden Boy” to be the face of the very thing that Schumer knew would put the stake right through his political heart. Rubio was a piker and was so eager to make a name for himself, he let himself get seduced by Schumer.