Rubio for vice president

[Benny B]

holy shit that looks like you, but the teeth would have to be a little bigger

[Benny B]

Too bad for the repubes that voters make their choice based on the head of the ticket, not the vp choice. 

[Option D]

I love it how these standard didn't matter in 2008.

Palin?  HUSBAND member of the separist party.  She spoke - as governor - in their annual meeting and went halfway across the state to be there. 

Religion?  Didn't she do some video with witch doctor exorcism? 

Spending?  Didn't she take her town from zero to 22 mil debt?  How's that for spending other people's money.


Wow, it's so cool that in 2011 you have these standard which weren't there just 3 years ago.  nice to see you grow, bro.

bump for 3333333

[LurkerNoMore]

Do you actually contribute anything to this board beyond stalking 333? You're a gigantic troll. And a shitty one, at that.

It's called injecting reality into the little hatefest and delusions that you two seem to live in.  Sorry if it grinds your ass, but I really could less about it.  But hey, I guess I could contribute blind hatred, lies, and a continuous 24/7 meltdown.  But instead will leave that up to someone else. 

Too bad Rubio has already told Trump to drop the birther issue.  Which was the basis of my prior post in regards to little 333's obsession.

You may go back to sucking him off now bumblefuck.

[Benny B]

It's called injecting reality into the little hatefest and delusions that you two seem to live in.  Sorry if it grinds your ass, but I really could less about it.  But hey, I guess I could contribute blind hatred, lies, and a continuous 24/7 meltdown.  But instead will leave that up to someone else. 

Too bad Rubio has already told Trump to drop the birther issue.  Which was the basis of my prior post in regards to little 333's obsession.

You may go back to sucking him off now bumblefuck.

Good job. 

[tonymctones]

Too bad for the repubes that voters make their choice based on the head of the ticket, not the vp choice. 

if this were true mccain would be president and the country would be better off...

[Dos Equis]

"Probably not," until the nominee asks him. 

Rubio: 'Probably' Not U.S. Republican VP, He Says
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011

Senator Marco Rubio, a rising Republican star from Florida who is considered a top candidate to be his party's vice presidential nominee, said Wednesday he would not take the job if offered. Probably.

Rubio, who represents a state that swings between voting for Republicans and Democrats in presidential elections, is often cited as a potential 2012 running mate for the Republican nominee because of the importance of his state and his Hispanic heritage. Hispanics are a powerful U.S. voting bloc.

Potential VP picks often play coy about the likelihood of being chosen, and Rubio tried to rule it out Wednesday, even as he tripped himself up doing it.

Asked at a "Washington Ideas Forum" conference whether he would turn down the position if offered, Rubio said: "Yeah, I believe so. I'm not going to be the...vice presidential nominee."

"The answer's going to probably be no," he continued, before correcting himself: "The answer's going to be no."

Republicans have not yet chosen a nominee to run against President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in next year's election. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has held the front-runner position off and on for months.

Presidential candidates often choose running mates based on whether they can help win a specific state or help shore up a perceived weakness, political or otherwise.

Rubio praised the Senate, saying it was an important institution where much could be accomplished in public policy, and he indicated he would be happy to make his mark there.

"The United States Senate has provided the genesis for some of the greatest things that this country has ever done. And if I dedicate the time to it and seriousness to it, I have a chance to be a part of something like that," he said.

"You're never going to get to that stage if you're focused on it as some sort of a launch pad for something else."

Vice President Joe Biden served in the Senate for decades before joining Barack Obama on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2008.

The Senate has produced several other recent presidential and vice presidential candidates, including John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, and Republican John McCain, the Republican candidate who lost to Obama in 2008. (Editing by Vicki Allen)

© 2011 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/rubio-vice-president-biden/2011/10/05/id/413427

[Freeborn126]

Hannity thinks he should be VP so he must be great.   

[240 is Back]

rubio has no experience.  he's shady as fck.  there are WAY better VP choices.  Unless the only goal is to suck to hispanics...

[Soul Crusher]

rubio has no experience.  he's shady as fck.  there are WAY better VP choices.  Unless the only goal is to suck to hispanics...

He has more experience than Obama did before Obama was elected to POTUS yet you never brought or bring up Obama's lack of experience as a disqualifier. 

See why you are called a kneepadder?   

[240 is Back]

He has more experience than Obama did before Obama was elected to POTUS

Where do you get this information?

He has 10 years as a state senator, and 1 year as a national senator.
Obama had 7 years + 3 years as a national senator.

So yes, Rubio had 1 more years.  But obama had 2 more years on the national level.

Are you really basing your entire argument upon Rubio's extra year?  LMAO you're a petty man.

[headhuntersix]

Oh please..experience, drug use, past associations will never matter again. Barry was the shadiest piece of garbage yet, and he gets to soil the whitehouse.

[Soul Crusher]

Where do you get this information?

He has 10 years as a state senator, and 1 year as a national senator.
Obama had 7 years + 3 years as a national senator.

So yes, Rubio had 1 more years.  But obama had 2 more years on the national level.

Are you really basing your entire argument upon Rubio's extra year?  LMAO you're a petty man.

Obama announced presidency after 146 days in the Senate and admitted in 2004 he was not qualified for office.   

[tu_holmes]

Rubio is really good.  Future Prez no doubt.   

Wasn't Jindle a future Prez? Palin?

These types of statements are insane... Hell, at one time George Allen was future Prez material, and so was Mark Warner.

[Soul Crusher]

Wasn't Jindle a future Prez? Palin?

These types of statements are insane... Hell, at one time George Allen was future Prez material, and so was Mark Warner.

I think Rubio is going for the long game. 

[tu_holmes]

I think Rubio is going for the long game. 

Time will tell... Politics is a fickle bitch.

[240 is Back]

Obama announced presidency after 146 days in the Senate and admitted in 2004 he was not qualified for office.   

rubio is a shady beyotch.  The shit that was out about him - getting paid as a lobbyist while somehow working as a state senator - were disgusting.

You want him because he's a new face who gives a good speech bashing obama.  You'll fall off his bandwagon if and whne he runs for nat'l office.

Plus, his ass was AGAINST the Arizona bill, then he flipflopped.  How you like that for your president?

[Soul Crusher]

rubio is a shady beyotch.  The shit that was out about him - getting paid as a lobbyist while somehow working as a state senator - were disgusting.

You want him because he's a new face who gives a good speech bashing obama.  You'll fall off his bandwagon if and whne he runs for nat'l office.

Plus, his ass was AGAINST the Arizona bill, then he flipflopped.  How you like that for your president?

you were against that bill as well.  remember? 

[240 is Back]

you were against that bill as well.  remember? 

of course.  Ron paul, jeb bush. rubio, rick perry and myself didn't like this bill.

You & Brewer did.

[Dos Equis]

Sabato: VP Rubio Could Lock Up Fla. for GOP
Monday, 17 Oct 2011
By David Patten and Kathleen Walter

One of the nation’s top political experts tells Newsmax that if Marco Rubio is named to the GOP ticket as a vice presidential candidate, Florida will be a virtual lock for the Republican Party.

Rubio, the junior U.S. senator from Florida, if a favorite of grass-roots conservatives who helped him dethrone former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. It is also believed he could help the GOP ticket when the votes of Hispanics.

“Florida is such a complicated state,” Larry Sabato ,  director of the Virginia Center for Politics, tells Newsmax.TV in an exclusive interview. “Now, we haven’t mentioned vice president. Suppose Marco Rubio ends up becoming the vice presidential candidate? It will be very tough for Obama to carry Florida again.

But otherwise, Sabato adds: “If Rubio isn’t on the ticket, then I think Florida is up for grabs.”

Apart from the presidential contest, Sabato tells Newsmax that if the GOP fails to win control of the Senate in 2012, it is a virtual certainty to do so by 2014.

“The Republicans will hold on to the House, and in the Senate they have at least a 50-50 chance of taking control,” he explained. “If by some fluke they don’t get the Senate -- say they lose by a vote in 2012 -- [then] given the combination of seats coming up in 2014, they are certain to gain it by then.”


http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Rubio-Florida-GOP-2012/2011/10/17/id/414783

[Dos Equis]

Quinnipiac: Rubio Family's Story Had No Effect
Friday, 11 Nov 2011

Questions regarding tea party favorite Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's family have not hurt his approval among voters, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds.

Rubio, who was mired in questions last month about when and how his family emigrated from Cuba, receives a 49 percent to 29 percent rating, no change from the 49 percent to 31 percent thumbs up he received on September 21.

Rubio's Senate website had reported his parents came to America following Fidel Castro's 1959 takeover. Later, it was discovered they emigrated three years earlier making them economic, not political, exiles as Rubio had often told the media.

The Florida senator had said it made no difference since his parents could no longer live and work under a communist regime.

Rubio seems to have weathered the storm.

Another poll earlier this month conducted by Suffolk University/WSVN-Miami 7News found that while most voters (41 percent to 26 percent) believed he may have exaggerated his parents' story, he was still well liked in the state (41 percent to 31 percent).

The poll also found that Rubio would be a political asset on a Republican ticket as vice president. Forty-six percent said they would vote for any GOP-Rubio team as opposed to 41 percent for Obama-Biden.

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/rubio-family-poll-approval/2011/11/11/id/417673

[240 is Back]

Rubio is polling in FL about as high as Obama polls nationally.  and polls show he wouldn't actually deliver Florida.


PPPoll: Rubio approval rating high in Florida but he would not help as VP


Another PPPoll ... this time with the finding that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, as a VP running mate, would not help deliver Florida for Republicans.
 
"There are actually more voters in the state- 36%- who say Rubio on the ticket would make them less likely to vote for the GOP than there are- 30%- who say Rubio as the VP would enhance their chances of supporting the Republican candidate. 34% say it wouldn't make a difference to them either way," the poll found.
 
Voters might not be interested in a Rubio VP candidacy but he continues to have pretty solid approval numbers in the state.  44% think he's doing a good job to 39% who disapprove.  Rubio's approval has been steadily in the 42-44% range all year. His disapproval has ticked up with each poll we've done from 31% in March to 35% in June to now 39% on our late September poll.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/pppoll-rubio-approval-rating-high-florida-he-would-not-help-vp

[Straw Man]

Where do you get this information?
He has 10 years as a state senator, and 1 year as a national senator.
Obama had 7 years + 3 years as a national senator.

So yes, Rubio had 1 more years.  But obama had 2 more years on the national level.

Are you really basing your entire argument upon Rubio's extra year?  LMAO you're a petty man.

don't you know by now that 333 just makes up his "information" and ignores any actual facts that contradict his fantasies?

[Bindare_Dundat]

Rubio= garbage. Nuff said.

[240 is Back]

Rubio= garbage. Nuff said.

he's been a senator for a year.  that's about 1/4 of the experience obama had.   no executive experience. 

he's wet behind the ears and will be a force down the road, but now?  he's a mouthpiece for the tea party.