There is something off about Rubio that makes him a bad fit for president.

[Renew Deal]

I can't nail it down exactly, but he's got some bad traits. The disinterest in his Senate job. The debt. The unpaid tickets. There is a certain laziness to him. I think he may some day get elected, but I think he's a 1 term Palinite/GHW Bush type at best. He will quickly lose interest in the job and his lack of knowledge and care will be exposed.

[geomon666]

1. Oh there's something off alright.

His rocker.

[napi21]

2. Yes there is. I can't identify it either, but even if he does decent in Iowa with the EW extremists

I don't think he has national appeal. Every time I look at him I see some little kid trying to be something he's not.

[elleng]

4. You got it,

and I just posted 'childish?'

[elleng]

3. I think so too, not sure what it is,

childish? and then there's cruz!

[world wide wally]

5. He's like the kid snitching on his friends to the principal

[Volaris]

21. He's a 40-year old boy.

And I say that very specifically...because he reminds me of the narrator from Fight Club.
He's got some shit down in there that hasn't been purged back out yet, and until it is, I don't want him making decisions that effect the rest of the planet.

Just my sense of it.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

24. I think were on the same page (see my post #20). "He's got some shit down in there" indeed.

[murielm99]

6. There is something off about all of them.

They could not have a worse field if they tried.

[Renew Deal]

7. That's why Trump is dominating.

[JI7]

8. he sounds like a rehearsed Douche

anyone notice this when he talks ?

[Renew Deal]

10. I've noticed

Most of his responses are carefully planned and rehearsed. It sounds bad. The MSNBC types pointed that out as well.

[ecstatic]

9. His voice isn't attractive.

His high pitched voice, coupled with the crap he spews, is like nails on a chalkboard.

[Renew Deal]

11. I agree

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. +1... plus his nervous, almost manic demeanor. nt

[LuckyLib]

19. Yes. Like the overly "earnest" guy in high school who wanted to be senior class

president, but creeped everyone out.

[SummerSnow]

26. I bet he punches walls and throws things.

[rusty quoin]

12. There's nothing interesting about him, unlike Cruz.

Rubio lacks the creep factor. He is a bore as a right wing nut. Cruz is something special.

[BlueStater]

13. He hasn't done anything in his life that would indicate he would make an effective president.

That's why he's a bad fit. What has he ever accomplished that qualifies him for the presidency? Five years as the senator with the worst attendance record? Those are his impressive credentials?

He comes across to me as an arrogant little upstart who has to have everything now. The creepy Canadian is the same way.

[Renew Deal]

29. I agree. This is another big part of it.

When you think about Rubio I think about the fact that he's never really accomplished anything other than getting elected. And his disinterest in the job makes me not trust him (not that I would anyway).

[Maeve]

32. But, but...he was told he was a rising star!

He was seen as an attractive Cuban-American, photo-ready for office...but he hasn't put in the hard work needed to actually do anything beyond that. He comes across as lazy and/or entitled--sort of like a Bush. Back-story only gets you so far and by rights, he's as far as he should get (and then some).

[flamingdem]

34. He was good at using his government credit card to remodel his home

I can't believe he's getting away with that and other proven misdeeds.

[gwheezie]

14. He reminds me of John Edwards

I was not a John Edwards supporter.

[tblue37]

15. More like Eddie Haskell. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. ew...that hurt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. You forgot a most telling detail

He LIED about his parents. Said they escaped Castro, before Castro !

I can not believe he's gotten away with this.

This just proves 100% that he's a goner. If Trump thought he had potential to win...he'd be bringing up the Rubio family lies. Guarantee it.

How to know if Rubio's a threat? Trump will bring up the lie.

[SummerSnow]

27. Trump: You're a nice guy Marco, but you're a liar.

In his condescending voice.

[Renew Deal]

30. That's a great point

Generally Trump will not attack unless threatened. That's why he has systematically flattened Jeb, Carson, and Cruz. You don't hear him talking about Kasich and Christie

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Holy shit...since 2004 that's the first time anyone ever said that to me

"that's a great point." nice. think I will start saying that to other people now.


Think the safe money is on Trump. He's just too savvy.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

20. He gives off a vague aura of resentfulness, like he assumes we don't like him so he doesn't like us.

[lovemydog]

22. I'm wondering how he'd do in Florida.

The folks I've talked with from Florida don't like him and would vote against him. But my friends there didn't vote for him earlier either.

[Renew Deal]

31. Good point

He's polling third right now behind Trump and Cruz. And Bush is 4th. What does that say for him?

[Takket]

23. Let me nail this down for you: he's a scumbag

[Greybnk48]

25. The shady, nervous frat boy.

The little creep that rats people out for the sake of making himself look better to those in power. That's who he reminds me of.

[Act_of_Reparation]

28. It's the same thing that makes the rest of his ilk unfit as well.

They're all Republicans.

[Javaman]

33. passive psychopath

http://www.cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/psychopaths_in_sheeps_clothing.htm

[librechik]

35. CIA Asset. n/t

[TeamPooka]

37. Someone told him once that he's the Latino JFK and he believed it. nt

[lindysalsagal]

38. We like to assume national-level candidates have had their blind spots vetted

but the opposite is true: If they had any sense, they'd know they'll never win, and that they're woefully underqualified.

It's their cognitive/emotional intelligence defecits that allow them to shoot so high. Peter Principle, all the way.

Obama is the opposite: He never claimed to know everything, but in fact, he always knew more than everyone around him.