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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 08:35 PM Mar 2016

Rubio Is Speaking To A Nearly Empty Florida Stadium

By KATHERINE KRÜGER
PublishedMARCH 9, 2016, 6:40 PM EST



Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) drew a “disappointing” crowd for an event in his home state Wednesday night just days before a critical primary in the state, CNN reported.

CNN’s Jason Carroll, who was on the ground in Hialeah, Florida, called the crowd “much, much smaller” than at Rubio’s past events and said the “couple hundred” supporters gathered were “not even filling the end zone” of the high school football stadium.

“This is Marco Rubio's home turf,” Carroll reminded viewers.

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Rubio Is Speaking To A Nearly Empty Florida Stadium (Original Post) n2doc Mar 2016 OP
Was it McCain who held rallies in burger Kings with some empty seats? lindysalsagal Mar 2016 #1
Wow he is toast Person 2713 Mar 2016 #2
Good malaise Mar 2016 #3
Yes! The Nice Boy is not charming them. Hortensis Mar 2016 #24
Dandy Don can be heard singing Rubio's swan song in the background. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #4
It's 74 degrees right now in Hialeah. If it were 74 where I live, I would be enjoying it. Shrike47 Mar 2016 #5
It's all over for Florida Boy. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #6
Gives new meaning to "end zone." GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2016 #7
Nicely done Maru Kitteh Mar 2016 #20
He was groomed to be president Boudica the Lyoness Mar 2016 #8
kiss o'death UTUSN Mar 2016 #9
He needs to win FLA and a few others on Tuesday bigwillq Mar 2016 #10
Yeah, but Cruz is even worse n2doc Mar 2016 #13
The crowd participation seems so very appropriate. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #11
Was just gonna say... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #12
Please clap NightWatcher Mar 2016 #14
Really happy to see this. Rubio was actually the one I find the most dangerous.l Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #15
On the plus side, there's no line for saltpoint Mar 2016 #16
With Rubio, it's more of a concessions lay down and roll over Bucky Mar 2016 #17
LOL. Bucky -- great play there. Thank you. eom saltpoint Mar 2016 #18
Bwaaahahaha. tabasco Mar 2016 #19
So sad. nt Fla Dem Mar 2016 #21
Isn't it, though? gratuitous Mar 2016 #27
. Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #22
From 2015: why rubio scares all other prez candidates Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #23
BOW DOWN TO THE ALMIGHTY BUNGHOLE! Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #25
Ouch. This is humiliating. Eugene Mar 2016 #26

lindysalsagal

(20,581 posts)
1. Was it McCain who held rallies in burger Kings with some empty seats?
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 08:41 PM
Mar 2016

Think so.

Whenever I forget the human capacity for self delusion, a political election comes along every few years and does the trick.

lpbk2713

(42,736 posts)
4. Dandy Don can be heard singing Rubio's swan song in the background.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 08:51 PM
Mar 2016





Turn out the lights, the party's over.




Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
5. It's 74 degrees right now in Hialeah. If it were 74 where I live, I would be enjoying it.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 08:59 PM
Mar 2016

Listening to Rubio - waste of a nice day.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
10. He needs to win FLA and a few others on Tuesday
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:33 PM
Mar 2016

If not, it's over for him, imo.

Rs really need to pick someone other than Trump and put their eggs in that candidate's basket.
There's too many R candidates right now; it's splitting the vote. If I saw correctly, Cruz and Kasich's combined total in MI would have beat Trump if those votes went to one candidate.
Rs need a one-on-one race if they're going to beat Trump. It might be too late, though.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
13. Yeah, but Cruz is even worse
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:10 PM
Mar 2016

It is just that the media spotlight hasn't been on him. Santorum 2.0.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
12. Was just gonna say...
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:52 PM
Mar 2016

He did not show up for them in the Senate....seems fair they don't show up for him.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
15. Really happy to see this. Rubio was actually the one I find the most dangerous.l
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 10:34 PM
Mar 2016

He's the establishment Republican left in the race. He's the one a GOP Congress would actually work with.

Bucky

(53,947 posts)
17. With Rubio, it's more of a concessions lay down and roll over
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 11:09 PM
Mar 2016

But yes, we'll be seeing his concessions in very short time

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
27. Isn't it, though?
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 06:47 PM
Mar 2016

I don't know why I'm smiling. Probably because some part of my brain is thinking of Fort Lee, New Jersey.

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
23. From 2015: why rubio scares all other prez candidates
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:38 AM
Mar 2016

polls and he was at 3 — and not only knocked Crist out of the GOP race but then beat him by 20 points when Crist ran as an independent in the general election.

It was an unprecedented triumph, like a rookie pitcher winning 25 games, and only another politician knows just how seriously he must take a rival like that.

But here’s the real thing about Rubio. I’ve listened to him and watched him talk, both in private sessions and on the Senate floor in speeches you can see on YouTube.

He is, without question, the most naturally gifted off-the-cuff political speaker I have ever seen.

His fluency on subjects ranging from conflicts in the South China Sea to flexible community-college credits is, quite simply, dazzling.
http://nypost.com/2015/06/16/why-marco-rubio-scares-all-other-presidential-candidates/

Eugene

(61,813 posts)
26. Ouch. This is humiliating.
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 06:42 PM
Mar 2016

And there's talk that he might run for governor. Really?

I guess it's back to private law practice. Marco is finished as a politician.

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