https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/19/marco-rubio-marketing-genius/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:26:55 -0400<![CDATA[Since that fateful election day in November, Republicans have been struggling with their apparent obsolescence in the face of voters empowered by the Obama campaign to cast a ballot while reserving their critical thinking for other matters, like Justin Bieber. It’s become obvious that failing to embrace a rapidly changing culture is one of the key problems of the conservative message. And judging by the civil war now taking place inside conservative structures, no one really has a clue how to address the problem, other than to assume those darned kids will all just have to grow up sometime, or to continue the effort of putting khaki-pants-and-blue-blazer-sporting college Republicans in front of young audiences and assuming the spirit of Reagan will shine through their preppy exteriors and warm the very hearts of the cynical consumers of modern culture.]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:15:40 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/19/marco-rubio-marketing-genius-n281019