Senator Marco Rubio has been steadily rising in all of the 2016 Republican presidential primary polls, leaving many supporters and detractors to credit his ascension to his uncanny ability to effectively communicate his vision for America.
Even as Rubio continues to rise in the polls, he is still down to Trump in his native state of Florida, for now.But while he is his own best campaign asset and operative, Rubio’s operation in Florida is run by a group of long time friends and political loyalists, who have historically stuck their necks out for him, even when it wasn’t politically wise to do so.
Team Rubio is headed by Javi Correoso, a close amigo and associate of Rubio’s, who also worked as chief of staff for Rubio’ closest friend, former Congressman David Rivera.
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Rubio’s two state campaign chairmen, Rep. Tom Rooney and former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, have also been very loyal to him going back many, many moons.
Hasner, who nowadays sports a nifty beard, has been one of Rubio’s closest political allies going back to the days before Rubio was Speaker of the Florida House, and has never shied away from taking a pound of flesh out of Rubio’s former political nemesis, then-Republican Governor Charlie Crist.
In my experience covering politics in Florida, I have never known someone more focused and content about dinging Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist over his ever-evolving political career.Hasner was one of a handful of elected officials that bucked the Republican establishment, and who bet it all on Rubio’s fledgling 2010 Senate campaign, pointed out in a recent phone interview that Rubio’s GOP presidential operation in Florida was second to none in the current field of presidential primary candidates.
Hasner said that Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign reminded him of his friend’s historic 2010 Senate run, where Rubio was considered my most politicos as the overwhelming underdog against Crist.
Rubio was not suppose to win that David vs. Goliath Senate race.
Hasner added that Rubio’s “low budget, lean campaign operation” is all but supported by volunteers that “truly believe” in the message, adding that he thinks that Rubio is the “best candidate to defeat Hillary Clinton in 2016.”We like where the campaign is today, but it’s still early. Marco’s been here before. He understands the importance of a slow and steady climb. And many of these supporters have been here before. They remember what it was like when everyone said he had no chance to defeat Charlie Crist. The conventional wisdom was proven wrong then. It will be proven wrong again when Marco is elected the next President of the United States. -Adam Hasner
This is true. Rubio’s grassroots support is made up of a bunch of hardcore loyalists that tend to sometimes go off the deep end with some over-the-top attacks against the likes of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, but overall, are effectively helping him promote his candidacy.
Can Team Rubio fend off Senator Ted Cruz, who is currently giving him a run for his campaign dollars for third place,and eventually surpass “The Donald” as the GOP presidential primary frontrunner?