The first prong of the Democratic strategy against Rubio is to divide him from most Hispanic voters, who favor policies that Rubio has opposed such as the DREAM Act, which would grant legal residency to illegal immigrants who came to the country at a young age and meet certain conditions.
Wasserman Schultz has accused Rubio of being out of step with the greater Hispanic community. In January, she said a Romney-Rubio ticket would be “extreme.”
“If there’s a ticket like that, it would be the most extreme ticket in history when it comes to immigration,” she told CNN.
Reid has questioned whether Rubio stands with Hispanics after the Florida senator voted against procedural motions on President Obama’s nominee for ambassador to El Salvador. Rubio later said he supported the confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte, who is Puerto Rican and served on the board of the National Council of La Raza. Regardless, Rubio’s stance handed Democrats a talking point.
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