As a Floridian I can not understand the hype over Rubio. He was terrible as a state legislator and speaker what makes people think he is the second coming of Reagan. More like the second coming of his predecessor Mel Martinez. For the record I voted for his remaining primary opponent and the Libertarian in the general election.
I think the main appeal is that he’s a minority and he gives good speeches.
David Osbourne's buddy, Dr. Shoofly?
I agree. I voted for Marco, but I'm still leery of him because he voted for and championed a "green" energy bill for the state of Florida -- The 2008 Energy and Economic Development Legislation (HB 7135)-- when he was speaker.
Among other deplorable “green” initiatives, HB 7135 requires “major” emitters to report emissions through the Florida Climate Registry and calls for the development of a cap-and-trade system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the state of Florida.
The cap and trade/green legislation was RINO Charlie Christ's "pet project." Rubio worked with him to push it through and Christ praised Rubio for doing so.
Needless to say, I am very leery of Rubio. He gives great speeches, but I'll judge him on his actual record, not on his words. We shall see.