[rodguy911]

Beruff is the real deal as far as I can tell. But, at the Senatorial level it's really difficult to come out of a business environment and go right to the Senate without some prior political experience.

Trump is an anomaly with near 100% name recognition very few like him.

[zzeeman]

Yes, Beruff's road, which was tough to begin with, was made even tougher by Marco re-entering the race.

Not sure how much he can raise to get more of those commercials out there, and increase his name recognition across the state.

[mazda77]

The second that Rubio starts to diss Trump, and he already has slightly and we know he will more outwardly because he just can’t help himself, I can see a Trump weekend at Mar-a-lago with an invited guest in the name of Beruff. Just the word of such a meeting would send shock waves into the confines of the Rubio consultants who fashion what he says and we know it.

[kabar]

But, at the Senatorial level it's really difficult to come out of a business environment and go right to the Senate without some prior political experience

Hillary waltzed into the Senate having been a First Lady. Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois, was elected without any political experience.

My impression is that Rubio is very disliked in FL by rank and file Reps. He is going to have a difficult time in the primary. I guess there are three candidates, including Rubio, which helps Rubio if the other two split the anti-Rubio votes. The Gang of 8 bill should have spelled the end of his career.

[going hot]

Could Marco have been encouraged precisely because of Beruff, to deny Beruff?