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May 5, 2009
Marco Rubio Embarks on Perilous Mission
Reflecting on the long-rumored entry of Marco Rubio into the race for U.S. Senate in 2010 against the inevitable candidacy of the formidable Florida governor, one can't help but recall that opening scene of Apocalypse Now: An underwear-wearing Martin Sheen doing drunken judo chops in some squalid ho ... More >>
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May 12, 2009
Crist Jumps Into Senate Race
Flickr User: CABridgesThe would-be future senator with the soon-to-be past Sen. Martinez.Now we got ourselves a bona fide political jamboree. Charlie Crist will seek Florida's U.S. Senate seat on behalf of the Dixiecrat, I mean the Whig, I mean the (could this be right?) Republican Party, even thoug ... More >>
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May 18, 2009
Marco Poll-O: Rubio Unfazed by Unpopularity
twitter.com/marcorubioSure, Charlie Crist landed some big endorsements in his first week as a U.S. Senate candidate -- the National Republican Senatorial Committee for one. The Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, for another. And there were reports Crist might get the early endorsement of the R ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Leading GOP Senator: Rubio's the "Favorite"
Flickr User: senjimdemintSen. Jim DeMintSen. Jim DeMint from South Carolina is one of the most conservative members of Congress, but it's still something of a coup that he endorsed the most conservative contender in Florida's Senate race, Marco Rubio.That's because in doing so, DeMint is defying the ... More >>
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June 26, 2009
Rubio Wins the Week in GOP Senate Race
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyU.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio scored two big endorsements this week, plus the criticism of from one of those Democrat-leaning MSNBC talking heads, which kinda counts as an endorsement. About 1:10 in the video above, Hardbal ... More >>
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July 15, 2009
A Maverick Match Made in Republican Heaven
Flickr User: flsurfkarmaMarco RubioAfter Charlie Crist annihilated Marco Rubio in the most recent round fund-raising for the U.S. Senate campaign, the boyish former House Speaker needs a Gamechanger. You know, someone who can bolster his maverick persona. Maybe someone who, like Rubio, gives Republi ... More >>
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August 31, 2009
During Broward Visit, Rubio Daydreams of Roller Coasters
Screen grab: Google MapsThe freeway view of Boomers in Dania Beach, from which a speeding Marco Rubio sent his latest Tweet.Anyone got Shatner's number? Because isn't he the guy to call when looking to unlock the poetry contained within a true conservative's Twitter posts? So please channel the v ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Senate Race Update: Rubio Seeks Vaccine for Jets Fans; Crist Approval Numbers Dip; Meek Needs Money
Crazy, charming Marco Rubio -- but you're serious about the Jets vaccine, right? Do NOT toy with us, boy wonder. Anyway, video of his appearance one week ago at the Broward GOP Women's Club, whom he charmed as surely as the Palm Beach Republicans who would give him an overwhelming victory against C ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Rubio - Crist Fast Becoming Proxy War Between Republican Right and Center
RubioAnother conservative U.S. Senator has defied party leaders to give an endorsement to Marco Rubio over Charlie Crist. And check out the statement by Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, particularly this part:"Like me, Marco believes that the federal government works best when it returns dollars, deci ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
For Next 10 Months, Rubio-Crist Will Be a National Story; Will Broward Scandals Play Role?
Flickr: CenFlaPoliticsRubioIt would have been a more fortuitous sign for Marco Rubio if Doug Hoffman hadn't lost his congressional race in upstate New York, but the fact that a Conservative Party candidate won 45 percent of the vote has Rubio more hopeful than ever. The same can be said for the r ... More >>
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November 18, 2009
Oh, Snap! George LeMieux Compares Marco Rubio's Campaign to Obama's (Which Was Victorious)
lemieux.senate.govGeorge LeMieuxIn Washington, D.C., the St. Petersburg Times politics blog Buzz button-holed Sen. George LeMieux, who's holding that seat for his benefactor, Charlie Crist. Here's what LeMieux had to say about young, handsome, impeccably conservative Marco Rubio, who's been hamme ... More >>
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November 20, 2009
High-Ranking Jeb Bush Associate Offers Candid Critique of Crist
Flickr: Linnette AlissaThe wild card in the race for the Republican nomination to U.S. Senate is the endorsement of Jeb Bush. To get a read on whether he's leaning toward Charlie Crist or Marco Rubio, I consulted a source who -- in exchange for his or her candor -- we will simply call a high-rank ... More >>
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November 24, 2009
Morning Juice: Deerfield Beach Burn Victim Talks; Governor Does Not
Here's the view of the front page this Tuesday in Broward and Palm Beach:Charlie Crist came to Fort Lauderdale to drum up support from local Republicans and to duck questions about Marco Rubio. Check out the video -- Crist reacts to the Rubio name the way Captain Hook reacts to the ticking clock ... More >>
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December 15, 2009
Florida's Leading Republicans Offer Deafening Silence on Ethics Reform
FlickrCrist: I'll pass this political football, thank you.Three of the state's most influential Republicans have "talked the talk" on ethics reform in Florida, but yesterday we asked them to "walk the walk." Make a public statement backing the effort by the Florida Commission on Ethics to free it ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Would Marco Rubio Really Be the "First Senator From the Tea Party"?
FlickrRubioIt's a scary thought, but that's exactly the headline New York Times Magazine chose for its massive piece on the race between Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist.As a portrait of Crist, it's masterful. The governor's obsequious way of talking about "the people" who elected him governor. His ... More >>
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January 15, 2010
Rubio Fields Tea Party Question on CNBC
That's video of Marco Rubio from last night's The Kudlow Report. At the 2-minute mark, Kudlow asks Rubio to respond to the recent profile in New York Times Magazine, which asked whether Rubio is "The First Senator From the Tea Party?"Of course, Rubio saw that question coming from a mile away and he ... More >>
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January 18, 2010
Rubio Reaches Out to Parking Lot Loiterers
If you're running for U.S. Senate like Marco Rubio, it's hard to break the habit of speechifying, even if you're just stepping outside your car and walking into a new campaign office in Clearwater. But just stick with it a few minutes. A few sympathetic people are bound to stop and listen. Maybe th ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
Morning Juice: Another Broward Commissioner Investigated; Kim Rothstein Gives Interview
Let's see what's in the papers and on the TV news this Wednesday morning:Prosecutors are finally getting 'round to issuing subpoenas in the long-overdue investigation of Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin, who voted for some $11 million in grants for parks in Southwest Ranches -- g ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Rubio Secretly Hoping Crist Declares as Independent?
FlickrA pollster's analysis of Florida's Senate race suggests that if Charlie Crist declared as an independent candidate, he would be doing adversary Marco Rubio a big favor. Public Policy Polling found that while Rubio has flipped the race in the Republican primary, he may be a tad too conservat ... More >>
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March 19, 2010
Rubio Whacks Back, Denies Back Wax
Here's Marco Rubio in an appearance on Greta Van Susteren's Fox News show, the same place where Charlie Crist accused Rubio of using a party charge card to pay for a back wax. Around the one-minute mark, Van Susteren presses the issue, and you can judge for yourself whether Rubio is being honest whe ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Jeb Bush Still Holding Back on Rubio Endorsement
Sorry, Fox News, but ol' Jeb ain't quite ready to announce his support for Marco Rubio. He'll need a bigger stage than Neil Cavuto's show. It'll happen at a time and a place when it can do maximum damage to the Crist senatorial campaign. And when it happens, let's all remember to be surprised, or l ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
And Now the Rubio-Crist Video Deathmatch
With their first debate coming up Sunday on Fox News, both Republican senatorial campaigns have released new and nasty videos about each other, as have interest groups with a horse in the race. Put on your poncho and get ready for some mud-slingin'! First, a superscary video about the dystopian futu ... More >>
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March 29, 2010
Marco Rubio's Attack on Charlie Crist's Supreme Court Pick a Solid Half Truth
Much of the analysis in the media about yesterday's Marco Rubio-Charlie Crist debate on Fox News Sunday was spent on Rubio's "slush fund," as the governor put it. But among the other jabs thrown by both sides: that Crist has appointed liberal judges to the Florida Supreme Court.The attack comes at 1 ... More >>
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March 30, 2010
Signs That Rubio's Tea Party Support Is Fragile
FlickrMarco RubioIt may be too early to assume that Florida's tea party faithful will flock to the polls for Marco Rubio. As evidenced by questions that surfaced during Sunday night's debate on Fox News, it seems Rubio has taken that support for granted and that he'll now need to mend fences with ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Keith Olbermann Rips Rubio for Comments in West Palm Beach
It might have been gentler if Keith Olbermann just said: "Marco Rubio, you're a little bitch." Olbermann, MSNBC's most outspoken political commentator, was ruthless in his message to Rubio last night, a response to remarks Rubio made yesterday during a speech in West Palm Beach. In a two-minute-lon ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
NBC Analyst Casts Kendrick Meek as Favorite in Senate Race if Crist Runs as Independent
As pundits go, Chuck Todd usually has two feet squarely on the ground; his analysis was on the mark throughout the 2008 presidential campaign. But I think he's missing the boat with his take on Florida's Senate race. His theory sounds persuasive. Republican nominee Marco Rubio and independent cand ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
What a Difference a Month Makes in Charlie Crist Soundbites
That's from March 28, folks. My favorite part comes around the 50-second mark when Crist says he'll support the winner of the August 24 Republican primary, which is now very clearly going to be Marco Rubio, Crist's opponent in the general election. Can this Senate campaign last forever please?
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May 7, 2010
Pie in the Face: A Year After Pizza Party, GOP Slipping Further From Jeb Bush
FlickrIn today's GOP, Jeb Bush sits on the sidelines.It's been about one year since Jeb Bush teamed with Rep. Eric Cantor and Mitt Romney to throw a pizza party with the hope of bringing the Republican Party back from its extremist brink. How'd that go for you, Jeb?Not good, according to this art ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
With Middle East Policy, Rubio Goes Back to the (Dystopian) Future
FlickrMarco Rubio is correct in saying that Barack Obama's policy toward Israel is a departure from that of past U.S. presidents. But in his Friday speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition, Rubio neglected to describe the Golden Age of Israeli-Palestinian relations produced by American diplomats ... More >>
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July 13, 2010
UPDATED: Why Does the South Florida Tea Party Agree With the New York Times?
The latest PR splash for the South Florida Tea Party pairs the conservative activists with a strange bedfellow, the New York Times. Even weirder, the much-ridiculed protest group appears to have chosen a worthy cause. Tomorrow, the activists plan to protest Charlie Crist's $536 million ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Marco Rubio Has Risen With Lightning Speed, but Conservatives Alone Can't Carry Him to the White House
The latest PR splash for the South Florida Tea Party pairs the conservative activists with a strange bedfellow, the New York Times. Even weirder, the much-ridiculed protest group appears to have chosen a worthy cause. Tomorrow, the activists plan to protest Charlie Crist's $536 million ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Marco Rubio Gets Big Campaign Bucks From Oil Giant Koch Industries
Rubio, a darling of Big Oil.Four months ago, as oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed into the Gulf of Mexico and threatened Panhandle beaches, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio stubbornly defended his support for offshore drilling."The issue of offshore drilling is not going ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Marco Rubio's "Reclaim America" Slogan Promises More Divisive Politics
Rubio wants to reclaim America from his moderate side.In July, Marco Rubio announced a 23-point initiative that would become the slogan for his campaign for U.S. Senate. He called it "Ideas to Reclaim America," and it signaled that Rubio would remain on the far right of the GOP. He issued a state ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
The Morning After: Marco Rubio, God, and You
Although Broward County election results saw a dead split between Marco Rubio and party-line pushover Kendrick Meek in the three-way race for U.S. Senator, statewide Rubio swept 49% of the vote, leaving Meek and Gov. Charlie Crist with less than 30% each. Rubio's strongest showing was in northern co ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Marco Rubio: Defender of Marriage
Marco Rubio: No homo.Sen. Marco Rubio offered this statement early this week, re: the legislative branch's decision to challenge the Obama administration on its decision that DOMA isn't worth defending:I want to thank Speaker Boehner and the House Republican leadership for taking action to defend ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Marco Rubio: Celebrity.
This week, political junkies made much of Sen. Marco Rubio's sudden re-emergence in the national media after three months of almost total silence. Some people -- by which I mean "I" -- thought Rubio's invisibility was a sign that his celebrity had ebbed -- that he'd permanently ceded star power t ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Marco Rubio: Defender Of Israel
Rubio."As we work to reduce wasteful government spending," wrote Sen. Marco Rubio in a letter to Mitch McConnell on Thursday, "we recognize that providing for the national defense is a constitutional responsibility of the federal government. Therefore, we must continue to prioritize the security ... More >>
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April 9, 2011
Marco Rubio Slams Donald Trump's "Birther" Tendencies
...and this is why we like Marco Rubio. Disagree with his politics, fine. His opinions differ from yours. Whatevs. At least he's not willing to completely sell out his rational faculties for some desperate scoop at the bottom of the electoral barrel, a la Donald Trump. And he says so!
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April 30, 2011
Marco Rubio: Government Officials and Federal Contractors Are Completely Honest
Trust me! I'm with the government!Marco Rubio usually says what he means. Which is why his fans -- and I count myself among them, even though I disagree with just about every one of his policies -- should be saddened by a small item at the bottom of his latest weekly newsletter, entitled "Marco R ... More >>
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May 7, 2011
Marco Rubio On Waterboarding
"We need to find out how this information was gathered," said Marco Rubio to the Tampa Tribune, referring to the intelligence on Osama bin Laden's courier that led to last Sunday's raid. "Again, this is not for the purposes of saying we were right and you were wrong. It's for understanding what w ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
The Conservatives Who Can't Stand Rubio
Gage SkidmoreWatching the right flank.When Marco Rubio talks foreign policy, it's hard not to get a little misty. The guy so obviously believes what he says and what he says are such good, noble, red-blooded and freedom-loving things that they could have been lifted from a fireside chat with Fran ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Marco Rubio Rescues Orphans
Marco Rubio loves foreign policy! I can't think of a single frosh senator who's so jubilantly committed to speaking out about, and screwing around with, the international community. First he came down like a gazillion-pound freedomhammer on the Ba'athist cretin Bashar al-Assad (which did little g ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Marco Rubio's Insufferable, Preening Religiosity
Ave Maria Law School, where Marco Rubio delivered a commencement address on May 15th, was founded in 1999 by the Catholic fanatic Tom Monaghan and a few fellow papists from Michigan. That this is an explicitly, in-your-facedly religious school rather loosened Marco's tongue, so that each time he sai ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Marco Rubio as Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential Pick a "Dream Ticket," Romney Adviser Says
Marco RubioRepublican presidential candidates are going to need an incredible campaign strategy to dismantle President Obama in the 2012 election.Two of the biggest challenges are winning large swing states, like Florida, and figuring out how to get Hispanic voters to pick in their favor.The answ ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Crist Has Risen -- Above Both Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, According to Poll
Charlie CristFormer Gov. Charlie Crist is still in the good graces of Florida voters, according to what we swear is the last Sunshine State News poll we're publishing this week.Crist was the only one -- between himself and Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson -- to receive a favorable rating above 4 ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Marco Rubio Butt-Kissing Won't Help GOP Candidates Win Florida, According to Poll
Sen. Marco RubioThere's been a common theme among this year's GOP presidential candidates -- firmly planting their lips on the buttcheeks of Sen. Marco Rubio and dropping his name as a potential running mate.If that's a ploy to win Florida in a general election, it won't help, according to survey ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Birthers Convinced Marco Rubio Is a Cuban Citizen, and Yes... Obama's Still a Kenyan
Sen. Marco RubioPass the tinfoil; we've got more hats to build.Sen. Marco Rubio is a hot pick for the vice presidential spot on the ticket of several GOP presidential candidates, but according to the birther lab, he's not eligible to be president or vice president because he's not a "natural-born ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Marco Rubio: Washington Post Story "Misses the Point Completely"
Last week, the Washington Post published its exposé on how Sen. Marco Rubio "embellished" his family history, and after a few days, no one's really sure what the hell happened there.The Post validates the reasoning behind the article correcting Rubio's family history -- which involves dates befo ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Marco Rubio and Florida University Salaries: There Are Apps for That
astriker.comJesus, an iPhone kind of guy.If the youngsters out there need something a little more high-brow than a fart-noise application for their iPhones, there are now apps for that.Sen. Marco Rubio announced the release of the aptly named "U.S. Senator Marco Rubio" application for the iPhone, ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Marco Rubio Dropping His Support of the PROTECT IP Act
Sen. Marco RubioThat was quick. Less than an hour ago, Sen. Marco Rubio announced he no longer supports the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) -- the Senate version of the Stop Online Privacy (SOPA) -- which he was previously a cosponsor of.As we noted this morning, two South Florida congressional representat ... More >>
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