Schlafly unloads on Rubio: 'He betrayed us all' In 2009, Marco Rubio was a plucky challenger for the open Senate in Florida, taking on incumbent Republican Gov. Charlie Crist. Though Rubio was trailing in the polls, one leading conservative activist thought that he had real potential and vowed to help him. “When Marco Rubio ran for the Senate in Florida, I think I was the first one to endorse him,†said Phyllis Schlafly. “I made a trip down to Florida in 2009 just for the purpose of helping him.†But Schlafly, a legendary conservative activist, author, and WND columnist, now...