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George Will: Marco Rubio is last night’s winner
GEORGE WILL: “During the Republican nominating process, the party turned first to one person and then to another to try and avoid what turned out to be inevitable. If there’s a winner tonight, it’s the Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio because all eyes are now going to be turned to him as a man who might have a way to broaden the demographic appeal of this party.”
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It worked for Susana Martinez in New Mexico.
bluegill on November 7, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Umm.. I’d much prefer Ryan, but think he will get the loser brand. Jindal would be better, but cannot give a speech. Rubio is a lightweight who speaks Spanish and has the right skin tone.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 10:36 AM
With due respect, I don’t think the answer is as simple as picking a candidate of the right shade.
All of this talk is premature. I for one first need a little time to wallow in feeling sorry for myself and for my country.
Drained Brain on November 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM
You need to come up with some new material. You say the same things about Jindal, Rubio and Ryan in almost everyone of your comments. It’s weird.
bluegill on November 7, 2012 at 10:38 AM
And the American people are morons who fall for good-looking candidates who speak well and have the right skin tone.
Case in point: last night.
KingGold on November 7, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Yes.. let’s take the empty suit because it’ll win elections. Seriously, this isn’t the World Series. There are serious challenges that the next President will face, such as the fact that Medicare will be bankrupt by 2020. But hey, Rubio can speak fluent Spanish.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Just reminding people we are screwed as a party. I hate Pollyannas and will remind people where stupid optimism got us the last two elections.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Very true. What the GOP needs to do is start supporting real liberty and freedom. Hit the DNC on their support for clearly questionable legislation like the NDAA, the TSA, Sopa/pipa, and the list goes on. Embrace the ultimate minority – the individual. Stop with corporate welfare, as part of an effort to reduce individual longterm welfare. Embrace the notion of freedom in the context that while many might not agree with your decisions such as gay marriage or pot, it is not the roll of government to tell free and independent adult what he can and can’t do as private citizens unless the liberty of others, or property is effected.
MoreLiberty on November 7, 2012 at 10:46 AM
If you follow local politics in FL at all, you know that 50%+ of FL pols are completely corrupt sleazes. Corruption occuring at all levels for decades. Rubio is no less sleazy than most of them and has been known to be “ethically challenged”. But hey, he speaks well and is Hispanic. Our version of Obama. I’ll pass.
RW Wacko on November 7, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Ryan is done as a national candidates. He may run in the primaries, but I will be surprised if he lasts long. The best thing he can do is to pretend this campaign never happened, and go back to the budget issues.
Rubio is the GOP’s Obama. But he is preferable to 2 terms of Hillary (or will it be Warren 2016). Simply because unlike Obama, Hillary or Warren could actually be effective.
buridan on November 7, 2012 at 10:47 AM
The quest for a Republican Obama Celebrity continues.
Get used to losing with that. That would only work in the media were in your pocket.
Moesart on November 7, 2012 at 10:49 AM
We already got trounced with a patrician — two patricians if you’re counting George H.W. Bush’s reelection effort in ’92.
Rubio could win and then some. Add Rand Paul to the ticket and then we really have a party.
Punchenko on November 7, 2012 at 10:53 AM
God..no I’d seriously prefer Jindal to Rubio. At least Jindal’s done stuff even though his speeches make me cringe. I’m extra pissed that Ryan’s political career is apparently over.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 10:54 AM
George Will and other RINOs are still losers today.
bgibbs1000 on November 7, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Huntsman is a opportunist of the first order. Rubio is Obama. I chose neither.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 10:55 AM
For the love of Jeebus f**king Henry Christ, what is the goddamn appeal of Rubio? What has the man achieved? What? What? What is the f**king appeal here with this man? He’s Latino? What, that’s it? That’s what we’ve reduced Conservatism to, panderism and tokenism?
Every where Rubio this, Rubio that. The guy has no accomplishments, executive, legislative (yet?) or otherwise. But, yet here we are looking to him to save us.
HerneTheHunter on November 7, 2012 at 10:55 AM
lol@George Will for actually believing it matters at this point.
xblade on November 7, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Well he did vote for the NDAA, that means the progressives and neocons love him. There is nothing like giving the executive power more power.
MoreLiberty on November 7, 2012 at 10:59 AM
If we don’t nominate Rubio in 2016, we’re idiots.
nicktjacob on November 7, 2012 at 10:59 AM
He can give pretty speeches as well.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Stock market down 300, lol.
xblade on November 7, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Yes.. because he has accomplished what exactly? But, hey he’s our Obama.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Amnesty, and possibly even open borders will be in place by then, so I’m not sure how Rubio helps at that point. What’s he going to promise them that the dems haven’t already given them?
xblade on November 7, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Rubio is the most articulate GOP politician I have ever seen. It is too early but I think he would make an excellent candidate. And for those who want keep nominating dull politicians who appeal to only Southerners……good luck with that!
terryannonline on November 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Who cares? It doesn’t matter who the nominee is anymore. We are done. Fend for yourself.
txmomof6 on November 7, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Once again style over substance. haven’t you learned that this doesn’t work? What the GOp needs to do is embrace actual liberty and freedom
MoreLiberty on November 7, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Funny how those saying Rubio is style over substance. love Ronald Reagan. Yes Reagan had ssubstance but he was very much about stle too. Sorry but we’ve had two candidates in a row that didn’t care much for style and LOST
terryannonline on November 7, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Reagan had lots of substance. Rubio is the RNC’s version of Obama. When he proposes a serious new version of conservatism like Reagan, then we can talk. I think that style is important but I don’y think that we should am for such a small and ugly presidency as Obama will have. Seriously, this is a Bush 2004 victory, not a Reagan landslide. Nothing will happen over the next four years and we’ll have to clean up the mess. What is upsetting to us is that there is no one up to that job, not that we want to nominate old guys from Mississippi.
Illinidiva on November 7, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Liberals have now built a firewall in the midwest built OF the latinos you told to self deport.
The irony… You guys better start learning how to say
“Hola mi amor!” while trying not to sound like @elBloombito LOL!
Can.I.be.in.the.middle on November 7, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Looking to Marco Rubio as a counterweight because he is Cuban misses the point.
Seriously, don’t you get it?
George Will should feel shamed enough from his absurd prognosticating over the past several months that he would be silent for some time.
Capitalist Hog on November 7, 2012 at 12:11 PM
The morons think getting some charismatic minority is the key. The jkey is getting the 50% of conservative leaners who don’t vote to vote. Yo do that with a clear simple conservative message. Not by pushing amnesty! You will always lose the pandering war to the dems.
Where’s the 3rd party? I’m ready.
BoxHead1 on November 7, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Oh come on, we do this for picking candidates from certain states in order to hopefully win those states (Ryan did not get us Wisconsin, but it did influence his choice).
William Eaton on November 7, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Marco Rubio would be the perfect candidate:
he’s voted to restrict freedom of speech (funeral protest bill)
he endorsed SOPA
he wanted the military to intervene in Libya with the goal of regime change
he loves him some big government
and best of all, he’s Consitutionally ineligible for the presidency and vice presidency
Dante on November 7, 2012 at 1:37 PM
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