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Stallion

(6,474 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 01:43 AM Mar 2016

So What of the Promising Career of Marco Rubio?

is he like Tricky Dickie-"you won't have Nixon to kick around any more". Or does he have a future because after the coming 2016 beat-down the Republicans or what ever party survives will have to support a minority

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So What of the Promising Career of Marco Rubio? (Original Post) Stallion Mar 2016 OP
The problem is he's lazy Renew Deal Mar 2016 #1
He'll run for Governor to replace Rick Scott in 2018. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #2
Ugh geomon666 Mar 2016 #7
He'll become a perennial "also-ran" who never wins, then fade into obscurity as South Florida sinks NBachers Mar 2016 #3
Seems like his home state is not too crazy about him. No Vested Interest Mar 2016 #4
He will be the guy the GOP white candidates roll out to try and win Latino votes for them, forever TeamPooka Mar 2016 #5
A lot of people lost a lot of money on him. joshcryer Mar 2016 #6

Renew Deal

(81,855 posts)
1. The problem is he's lazy
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 01:44 AM
Mar 2016

He didn't want his Senate job so he stopped showing up. He reminds me of Edwards.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)
2. He'll run for Governor to replace Rick Scott in 2018.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 01:45 AM
Mar 2016

..and then set himself up to run again for the WH in 2020 or 2024.

No Vested Interest

(5,166 posts)
4. Seems like his home state is not too crazy about him.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 02:15 AM
Mar 2016

Do you think playing hookey from the Senate for most of the last year had anything to do with their disdain for him?
Or was it that Republican Floridians discovered he was an empty suit?

joshcryer

(62,269 posts)
6. A lot of people lost a lot of money on him.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 03:00 AM
Mar 2016

Amazing to see. Though I'm still stunned by Jeb's hilarious defeat.

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