Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Is Marco Rubio the Great GOP Hope, or Dope?

The Florida senator would be a great general election candidate and president. Or would he, since he’s such a bad primary candidate?

If the recent “Super Saturday” elections are a sign, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is in deep trouble.

To be sure, a victory in Florida on March 15 would give him momentum, but the Catch-22 is that it’s hard to win Florida without momentum (his Sunday win in Puerto Rico was fine but isn’t exactly a big mo-shifter). And if Rubio loses his home state, which is entirely possible, not only would it spell doom for his presidential chances, it would also serve as a major embarrassment.

Rubio’s chances seem increasingly slim. At best, a Rubio victory in Florida would prevent Donald Trump from garnering the 1,237 delegates needed to become the nominee. This might put Rubio in a position to be a player in a contested convention fight.

More

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dope.

Anonymous said...

Dope

Anonymous said...

Dope, no hope there.

Anonymous said...

I live in florida...nobody here wants him.

Anonymous said...

Dope who mopes without any hope. YUCK!