Many Republicans and Conservatives are beginning to think that Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign is over.
Not so fast.Just because Rubio has dipped significantly in the polls over the past couple of months, and because his campaign seems to be running on “stealth” mode, it does not by any way mean that his campaign is sunk.
Rubio’s seesawing in the national polls does not concern him, as the junior Senator correctly stated that these early polls “are not going to determine who the next president is.”
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But Rubio’s biggest problem has been, and will continue to be his support and co-sponsoring of the failed Senate immigration reform bill of 2013.
If he would not have made that questionable and possible career-ending decision to support the Obama-endorsed immigration reform bill, Rubio may very well be atop of the 2016 Republican presidential field, and perhaps may have kept some of the current announced Republican candidates from entering the race.
Maybe.All of the recent polls have Rubio hovering around the middle of the pack of candidates, which I believe is good position to be in, considering that his high favorability numbers among Republicans compares to Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, who along with Donald Trump, are ahead of him in the polls.
Again, it is still early, and with the Republican presidential debate season is about to open up, expect Rubio to show up with a new suit, his hair combed, and his teeth whitened for the cameras.
This will be Rubio’s time to shine, and show millions of Americans how electable he may be. Rubio needs to come out sounding substantive on the issues, and not just repeating tired Republican issue bullet points.
Rubio is by no means the favorite to win the debate, but like Ted Cruz, Rubio has a very special ability of conveying a message that resonates with audiences. Jeb Bush once said that Rubio was the best speaker he has heard.
One thing Rubio and the others on the stage should do is let Donald Trump get under their skin.Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the race, will undoubtedly go after Rubio and others over their positions on immigration, foreign affairs, as well as other issues like Common Core.
While Trump does not mince his words, and will probably land some heavy body blows to Rubio over immigration reform, Rubio should refrain from counter-attacking Trump by subtly dismissing the attack and embrace Trump’s recent controversial remarks about illegal immigration and Mexico as being nothing more than a conversation-starter for the real problems illegal immigration poses to the U.S.
Let the games begin. Warm up those popcorn-popping microwaves.