Rubio, I hate to admit it

[DonCoquixote]

But he is a BIG the winner here.

What you say? Simple, despite the outright Voter Suppression efforts going on in Florida, Ryan is the one candidate that can actually scare people away from the GOP, as half the people live off Social security and Medicare. If they lose Florida, Ryan and Romney will get the blame, while the Cubans will say "if you only picked Rubio, he could have delivered Florida.

This means that if Mitt loses, people will be lining up to kiss Marco's ass in 2016.

[Harmony Blue]

1. A Jeb Bush/Rubio

tag team would be hard to beat.

[ananda]

2. I'm not worried about 2016.

I just want to see Dems take both houses in this one!

[exboyfil]

3. Who moves?

Will Jeb move to Washington?

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Constitutionally illegal, though

[demwing]

7. Both live in Florida

Jeb would have to move elsewhere. So if we see signs of Bush moving out of state early enough to establish residency before 2016, well, it's easy math to do...

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Let's get through 2012 first.

[BeyondGeography]

6. You think he's feeling like a big winner today?

[demwing]

8. I don't think he's feeling like a loser

he adamantly stated he didn't want to be Mitt's side kick, over and over again.

I don't understand why some people were convinced he'd get (or accept) the nod.

[AlinPA]

9. Ryan is better for us than Rubio or Rice. The media would be completely berserk if either of those

two had been chosen. Yes, there is the usual media hype now, they will have stories on his family, his life, etc., but not the crazed coverage they would have had for Rice or Rubio. IMO, "Paul Ryan" will not be a big factor other than to put the GOP on the defensive on eliminating SS, Medicare aand Medicaid.