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Don't disagree..I was just trying to give you a sense of the how and why Rubio's so well liked in the southeast. I'll use myself as an example.. Having seen the damage Crist did as governor, and then seeing him early on all but handed the GOP senate nomination, Florida conservatives were despondent. Then, early in 2009, a friend said we're going to St Pete to hear this guy Rubio, who's just entered the race. I can still remember it like it was yesterday.

It was at a large sports bar..on a Saturday..they'd booked the place from 10-1..We got there at 9:30, and the place was already packed..SRO, and they were talking about having to call the fire marshals. He was introduced briefly, by some TP person, then he spoke, off the cuff, for 30 minutes, then took questions from the audience for 2 hours...on every topic.

When we left, outside I signed up to volunteer, and wrote a check to the campaign. And that night, on FR, I wrote that I'd just seen a future president of the US. I think it was 2 months later that the NR cover story came out, and that really got the ball rolling.

Rubio delivered us from Crist...and despite some blunders since, he has a lot going for him in the primary season.

I'm supporting Cruz...but if Walker, or Rubio, or heck, even Carly pulls it out..I'm fine with it.

The real question in SC is what will Haley, DeMint, and Scott do. Personally, I'd like to see the three of them stay neutral during the primary.

I have only one problem with Rubio: his immigration stand. I know he’s tried to back away from his participation in the “Gang of Eight,” but that’s a genie that’s impossible to put back in the bottle.

The open border is nobama’s most effective tool to bring down America. He’s obsessed with it.