Posted on 02/19/2016 9:39:55 AM PST by 20yearsofinternet
Marco Rubio's last-minute cancellation at a conservative confab Thursday night instantly became fodder for rival candidate Ted Cruz, with the event's pro-Cruz organizer calling it "pretty damn rude."
"This is the final admission that Marco Rubio isn't even going to try to compete for the votes of conservatives in South Carolina or anywhere else," Cruz communications director Rick Tyler asserted in a statement.
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"Did the Cruz campaign really take a break from photoshopping pictures and recording false robocalls to send out this false press release?" Conant said in a statement. "This ridiculous attack is just the latest example of Ted Cruz's willingness to do or say anything in this campaign."
Cruz took the stage and earned a warm reception from what was clearly a friendly crowd for the Texas senator. Levin took the stage following the senator and immediately swiped at Rubio.
"Marco Rubio, will you raise your hand?" he said. "He was supposed to be here. Probably went to McDonald's."
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Well, I've noticed that most Liberal candidates seldom go to a hostile debate environment unless forced to....which is why I've always viewed them as weak. My "philosophy" has proven correct, more times than not, when they get into office.
I am looking for someone who is so comfortable in their skin, and their agenda, that they could walk into a room full of political "piranhas" and not flinch.
With the mess Obama has left our country in........it's going to take someone with that type conviction (or "balls" in plain terms) to protect America against her enemies, IMHO
Hmmmmmm, you've given me something to think about. I never considered that Rubio is too "naive"......I just figured he turned to the dark side when he got to Washington. LOL
Either way, if he didn't show up because it was an "unfriendly" forum....(and then sent Gowdy to do his dirty work for him).........he is NOT the man for the White House.
He was naively taken in by the dark side. It was just too easy.
Of course you don’t support Rubio, he isn’t paying your paycheck. That would be Trump. Have you hit your quota for anticruz/pro trump posts today?
Draft dodger.
And wasn’t he all for girls being drafted?
Well, Fox is all pro Rubio and Cruz still goes on there.
Rubio is such a whiney little putz
That’s a paid Trump operative.
Cruz won't do O'Reilly. Too hard for him. He also likes to pick his venue.
That fact wasn’t hidden
What do you think Levins stance on immigration is?
He said he wanted Cruz Dead.
How about all the votes Cruz missed in the Senate?
For all of 2015 and 2016 to date, Rubio missed 38.7% of all Senate votes (140 of 362), and Cruz missed 27.9% (101 of 362).
In 2014, their missed vote numbers were 28 (Cruz), and 30 (Rubio).
In 2013, their missed vote numbers were 16 (Cruz), and 9 (Rubio).
Yes, overall Rubio is worse, but neither has a record to be proud of.
Their pay should be docked for every missed vote without a valid excuse (campaigning isn’t valid).
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ted_cruz/412573
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/marco_rubio/412491
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