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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising star in the Republican Party and a favorite among conservatives to round out the party's ticket this fall, endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Wednesday evening.
Rubio's endorsement is a marker of support that many candidates had sought. It comes at a point in the campaign at which Romney has sought to coalesce Republicans behind his candidacy.
"I don't have a problem with primaries, but I think we're at a stage now where at least two of the candidates have admitted that the only way to get the nomination is to have a floor fight at the convention," Rubio said before announcing his support for Romney on Fox News.
"It’s increasingly clear that Mitt Romney’s going to be the Republican nominee,” Rubio said, adding: “We’ve got to come together behind who I think has earned this nomination and that’s Mitt Romney.”
Romney has spoken highly of Rubio in the past, describing him most recently as an example of "the American Dream" in an appearance Tuesday on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show."
Rubio has been a favorite among conservatives since his Senate bid in 2010, in which he managed to best moderate Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in the Republican primary, and eventually, in the general election (in which Crist ran as an independent).
Since his election, Rubio has been cautious on national issues. He waited months before delivering his maiden speech in the chamber, and had generally demurred on questions of national politics, instead emphasizing his focus on Florida issues.
But there has been undeniable hype surrounding his potential selection as a running mate to the eventual Republican nominee.
"It's not going to happen," the Florida senator said Wednesday on MSNBC. "I'm obviously flattered that people think about me that way. There are some things I'd like to get done here in the United States Senate. I'm enjoying the role that we have here."
Although Pope Benedict has called for more religious freedom, he's chosen to meet with Fidel Castro and not political dissidents during his trip to Cuba. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., discusses.
Rubio additionally said on Wednesday evening that while he has spoken with Romney throughout the primary, the topic of the vice presidency never came up as a topic.
To that end, Rubio pushed up the release date of an autobiography to early this summer (a less favorable biography by a reporter is expected later this summer). His campaign finance reports also showed he had hired a firm to conduct opposition research on his past — mirroring the kind of vetting process a potential vice presidential candidate might face.
The potential of having Rubio on the ticket has stoked Republican optimism that the party's nominee might fare better among Latino voters; the GOP has lagged among this key voting bloc in several recent national polls. A Fox News Latino poll released earlier this month found that 24 percent of Latino voters would be more likely to support the Republican ticket if Rubio were the vice presidential nominee; 51 percent said it would make no difference, and 14 percent said they would be less likely to vote for a ticket on which Rubio served as the vice presidential pick.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who endorsed Romney for president, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review last week that Romney should pick Rubio as his running mate.
"He is the best orator of American politics today, a good family man. He is not only a consistent conservative, but he has managed to find a way to communicate a conservative message full of hope and optimism," he said.
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That's quite a profile in courage.
Not-a-Marxist/Not-a-Marxist 2012
Let's see...He is against the Dream Act, Against a woman's right to choose, Against a woman's right to birth control coverage, for forced ultra sounds, sounds like the perfect Repugnant! Really? Can anyone justify why this is OK? I live in Florida and I can tell you, we have no benefit from the Reputeabaggers who have taken over! He is one of the worst and he has already lied so many times about himself it's unbelievable!
who gives a crap what a worthless, retarded Retardlican is backing.
You'll find out "who gives a crap" in numbers come November about the "retarded Retardlican", flake.
Regular folks have had enough. Time for change, screw the false hope.
DisgustedConservative: You sound like a person who is pissed off because you know that the republican candidates are worthless and you are trying to make yourself believe there is hope and change with them, don't you know that staying on fox news causes brain damage.
Agreed, hawk. I think we all know that none of the red peckerwoods have a chance. The only thing good that will come out of this will be the end of the perpetual campaigning by Romneycare. This should be the last nail.
Maybe Sotero can get Blow Biden to step down and get his Russian Comrade to run for his phony re-unelection. Gee, think Barry is feeling good knowing he has to run on his record(stank) and then Blow will have to debate Rubio??? Back to Chi-Town dirtbags......
WhereHasAmericaGone
Liberals are going to have a hard time getting people to hate Rubio...
LOL! Your comment makes no sense and makes you look like a typical dumbed-down American who watches Fox "News" every night. Rubio is as extreme and detestable as Santorum. A better comment would be that Rubio would have trouble attracting independent voters, he would have to immediately write off all Democrats especially liberals.
Damned if Dubya does = "kiss of death
Damned if Dubya doesn't = the whole world will know even republicans think
he was a DISASTER!!!
Romney this, Santorum that, Newton forgot to walk his cat....
Ron Paul, give up, your 15 minutes are done....
Give it up, Retardicans, Obama's got the election won...
Obama 2012
It is interesting to see how many people post who are liberals. It is easy to pick them out because they always regurgitate what they hear on MSNBC. It is like a dog and pony show Rachel Maddow speaks and these active liberal posters post the same message. They also love to demean Mitt Romney by calling him Willard. Well a little tit for tat, MSNBC is losing viewers, advertizers and influence perhaps 20% of the market share of FoxNews.
market share. lol.
How does one "demean Mitt Romney" by referring to him by his actual first name? If you're embarrassed by "Willard" then blame his parents, not liberals.
If we combined all the lying by this administration we would break all the records. Eric Holder, Kathleen Sebilius, Janet Napolitano,Ken Salazar are just the names that quickly come to mind.
The American people are onto this president and his administration. Tney see the 5 trillion debt he added in three years, they know he is the foodstamp president. They see how he strokes the race card every possible chance. They know he is a divider and not a uniter and will destroy the country to get re elected. The mainstream media isn't going to control this election like they did in 2008.
So sayeth Luke "Willard" Skywalker.
Obama/Biden 2012!
Yeah, right. What we need is a guy like Party Boy Bush. Remember how he ran as a 'uniter, not a divider'? How did that work out for y'all?
Turns out he was the most polarizing POTUS ever, got us into two wars, totally trashed the economy, and ran off to write a coloring book. Great bedtime story!
this is really surprising news.
rubio waits until the race is decided, then endorses the winner. what better way to get picked as running mate.
by the way, who cares what a freshman senator, who's done nothing in congress, thinks anyway?
I suggest you change your title to ANYTHING OTHER than Tampa Bay...PERIOD.
You neither represent me or the area you title yourself after.
Try CluelessKoolAidBinger instead.
That's what I thought. Posturing and jockeying for position. The fleeting infatuation with the nutjobs has been entertaining. Cain, Perry, Blechmann, Grinch, Queen Lipstick, and Hair Boy Trump have all come and gone, and sold a truck load of books and crayons to their slack jawed fans. Now it is time for the young, ambitious yet ignorant new sweetheart of the extreme right to shine! Ruby-Yo!Ruby-Yo!Ruby-Yo!
Hope you don't mind if I remain seated, and don't get all frothy at the mouth.
Wow,.. the poster child for America's 1% gets an endorsement from a pandering nobody..
Stunning..
To date,.. the teapublicans have no message,.. no narrative,.. nothing to sell the American public.
Their culture war candidate is going nowhere,. and willard can't seem to convince mainstream America, that he is in fact a real human..
I like grits !!!!!! No matter how hard he tries,.. willard leaves em cold...
Voting for any Republican on 2012 = more big tax breaks for the richest, increased defense spending and pay for it on the back of Medicare, Medicaid and maybe even Social Security. If you've Actually read "Path to Prosperity" the House Republicans budget for 2013 written by Paul Ryan..then you've seen the handwriting on the wall. Simpson-Bowles is getting a fresh look. I was reading that proposal today. Much more specific than "Prosperity" on cuts and taxes. I expect Obama to be pushing this plan. It's a much better plan than "Prosperity". But the Republicans will hate it, it recommends that Capital Gains and Dividends be taxed as regular income while defense spending will be on the cutting block with all other government agencies.
Rubio would definitely get my vote. I wish he was running for president, but vice president would do nicely.
What specific policies of Rubio's make you think he would be a good president?
well for one thing he isn't obama....and since he isn't obama it is a good start....send obama back to chicago where he can wear a dashiki or a hoodie to reverend wright's church.....ANYONE BUT obama IN NOVEMBER!!!
Well, mcpad, that certainly answered don't vote's question with thoughtful intelligence. Geesh.
Mcpad seems to be firmly established in this thread as troll of the day. We get it! You don't!
If Rubio is to "deliver the Latino vote" perhaps he should explain to Latinos re the Wet Feet, Dry feet which gives sanctuary to any Cubans who reach U.S. soil with "dry feet" while seeking to deport all other "illegals". Isn't this a bit hypocritical and inconsistent. Closed borders should mean closed borders. Rubio, go to Cuba and run for office inasmuch as you seem to criticize so much about the U.S.
I've heard Rubio speak a few times. He comes across very well. But until you really know what he stands for (taxes, defense, deficits, immigration, jobs)...the jury is out.
Rubio is going to "deliver the Latino vote" just about as successfully as Palin delivered the Hillary vote in 2008. The Republican Party has done just about everything they could to drive out the Hispanic vote and the endorsement of a not so popular candidate by a Latino who has "enhanced" his background won't do much to change that.
once agin the libs ignorance,bias and utter stupidity is showing up on here. always twisting the topic to lay blam on anybody but themselves. they will not/cannot take responceibility for thier failings. the dem party stopped being the dem party after jack k got shot, they have turned into the comm/marxist party, ie; the liberal/proggressive democrats. i sure do hope & wish that the average lib dem will soon wake up, get a clue as to how they have been bs'ed and retake possesion of thier party and get ride of the racist,communist/marxists that have taken it over. I am a conservitive,my ethics, guided by spirituall principles , would never lead me to think the way the dem party does. way so sad, ihope & pray the creator will help us and get a pres who will set us on the right course ,the current pres is a trator in my viewand should be impeached for that.end of story. God bless America and all who trully love the US of A.
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Wow,.. an entire paragraph,.. that says,.. nothing..
It was funny though... thanks...
@ captkook, take 2 ex-lax and don't call me in the morning
"once agin the libs ignorance,bias and utter stupidity is showing up on here"
Once again a conservative attempts to describe a liberal ends up describing himself.
Wow, conservative "ethics" guided by spiritual principles. What a load of CRAP. Try being guided by reality here on earth. Conservative principles are greedy, selfish principles. Dog eat dog, crush the other guy principles. This holier than though crap is just that, CRAP!
yea yea yea...get rid of the marxist obama.......what a disgraceful president he has been......ANYONE BUT obama IN NOVEMBER!!!
You wouldn't know a Marxist if one bit you in the face.
why hasn't msnbc reported that the russians endorse obama?...of course they would endorse him...the russians see obama as weak and unprincipled.........send barry back to chicago...ANYONE BUT obama IN NOVEMBER!!!!
If President Obama accurately observed the sky was blue, the neocons would form in mass and start a rain dance. Just because.
"It’s increasingly clear that Mitt Romney’s going to be the Republican nominee,” Rubio said, adding: “We’ve got to come together behind who I think has earned this nomination and that’s Mitt Romney.”
Nice work, Mr. Detective! I have said since early November that Romneycare would be the nominee. It is a simple matter of dollars. Willard took enough money from failing companies and laying people off to gather a big pile of money and he purchased the spot. This is JUST NOW sinking into Rubio's head. I actually don't know much about him. I have better things to do than study right wing nutjobs.
Gosh,...really ?
I suppose this is meant to summon all of the very desired hispanic vote,...like they are all sheep,..willing to work against their own self-interest, because "one of their own" is on the ticket. OOoooooH,...
Who gives a r*t's *ss that Rubio "endorses" Romney ?
People prostitute themselves for less than a job at the White House.
It speaks volumes that so many republicans have waited until they knew who won before picking someone they want to win.
Rubio a rising star? This what the Republicans have to offer?
Another liar about his parents "exiled from Cuba". He can join Ricky in lying about his heritage and past family struggles.
He's just another example of where they're coming from and another nail in the popular vote's coffin.
Here we go again! The usual libtard way of character assasinations while they completly ignore the failed policies and ideas of this puke president and adminastration! A puke president that sells guns to druglords while turning his back on illegal bounties put out by domestic terriosts on a man uncharged with a crime yet! What are you socialist libtard moocher democrats afraid of? The TRUTH I"ll bet!!!!
Failed policies??
Facts Republicans Hate:
Job losses per month in January 2008: 700,000
Job gains last month: 227,000
25 straight months of private sector gob growth
GDP growth in 2008: negative 6%
GDP growth last year 2.9%
Dow Jones Average in January 2008: Under 8000
Dow Jones Average today: 13,000+
Record domestic oil production
GMC – all time record profits
Near record corporate profits across the board
Osama Bin Laden --- dead
Iraq war --- over
If this is failure --- let's have more of it!!
You ever hear of comparing apples to oranges?