Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the Spanish-speaking son of Cuban immigrants and a rising star in the Republican ranks, is generating more excitement and controversy — and potentially some hard feelings — inside the party than likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been able to create this year.
But while many in the party see Mr. Rubio as an ideal running mate for Mr. Romney in a year in which both the Hispanic vote and the senator’s home state could prove crucial, the dance between the two men on whether Mr. Rubio is or isn’t in the running has proven unusually awkward in the early stages. Rarely has such confusion and disagreement attended a potential vice presidential pick.
“This has been handled clumsily enough to raise questions at a time when Romney doesn’t need it,” said John Zogby, who conducts polls for The Washington Times.
There are questions surrounding the first-term senator — including reports of personal financial troubles in the past — but the press leaks this week that the Romney camp wasn’t even vetting Mr. Rubio for the job — denied immediately by the candidate — and that the senator had been “excluded” from a Romney retreat in Utah this weekend only added to the image of confusion.
“The Romney camp is missing the point that whatever issues may come with Rubio — his personal financial debt in particular — they pale in comparison to the hit [the campaign] took this week with Hispanic voters and the fact that Rubio would lock down the extremely expensive TV multimedia market of Florida,” said GOP pollster Matt Towery.
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Now that it is a proven and documented fact that BHO is an Illegal POTUS it seems the American public will now vote for a person who is not elligible to hold an office as long as they are good looking, and a smooth talker. It is obvious he is on side of the illegal immigrants and will push very hard for amnesty.
Do some research. Rubio is not for amnesty but he is for a long term fix and not a band-aid that Obama wants to put on it.
I did my research and I do not really see the difference between amnesty and giving them student visa, and thereafter, a work visa. It seems to me they will still get the same priviledges under both.Just worded differently.
A couple of things…..forget the politics for once….Choose Rubio if he is the best man for the job, not if it is politically expedient….we have enough of those already in Washington.
I would hesitate on Rubio because he is really needed in the Senate, and who needs more ‘birther’ crap at this point in time!! Go with Allen West….he is perhaps the most knowledgeable person on Muslim affairs, has great communicating skills, and understands and is not afraid to talk about the ‘McCarthy Syndrome’–the take-over of our government by the Communists/Progressives/Radical Left/Socialists faction.
Don’t forget that most of America – the people- are awake or wakening. We know Rubio doesn’t qualify by the constitution to be President or VP – and he knows it. He has work in the Senate to do and feels that calling. He has tried hard not to be selected for VP. I’m sure him and the Romney camp would love to have him – even we love him – but One Reason we are voting anyone but Obama is because Obama shouldn’t be there. We won’t make that error again. Romney has many good men to choose from, and we pray Romney knows Rubio is not one of them. It was good enough for Romney to consider, furthering Rubio’s career, but we pray Rubio is NOT Romney’s choice.
I’m sure that the Romney camp has researched all of this qualification stuff and must feel he is qualify. I have read the amendment and must say it can be confusing. His folks have been citizens for over 40 years but didn’t get their citizenship until Rubio was 5 or 6 years old. I don’t know how they’ll handle it. It could be Obama has opened a door for some changes.
Rubio states in his new book that he was born in 1971 in the US. His parents did not become American citizens until 1974. Therefore, he may be a US citizen but he is not the child of two US citizens but two Cuban citizens. He is not eligible to be VP or President. It doesn’t matter how good he is, he is not eligible and I hope that Romney picks someone else as VP so we can avoid this controversy.
We need every vote we can get to put Obama out of office. There are many that will not vote if Rubio is on the ticket. Please don’t pander to any race or ethnic group just for votes. Pick Allen West, Herman Cain, Condi Rice or numerous other valid CONSERVATIVE individuals for VP and we’ll be at the polls in droves!
Rubio is NOT a natural born citizen of the United States! He is a natural born citizen of Cuba. Did he even renounce his Cuban citizenship? If Romney picks Rubio, it will cause me not to vote, and try and get as many people as I can to sit home. I think obama is the worst president ever, and Anti-American. I also believe that a Rubio pick is also being sought by obama, and the democrats, and the media, who won’t speak the truth about what our constitution says, only to give cover to obama! I like Rubio, but he should man up, and take his hat out of the race. He knows he’s not eligible for that job, and the fact that he won’t face the truth goes to show what kind of man he is! Man up Rubio!!!!
Brokefoot:…. Please answer this question. If no one voted in this Nov. election what would be the result??? So you will let this illegal, phony, lying BHO to have another 4 years, because you think it will matter?? The way the Media reports there are already people who do not vote because they think their vote don’t count. Of course it will not count if people do not vote. It is a shame to hear there are 3rd world countries who have as high as 90% turn out and vote and we get excited if we can get 30% to vote. If Romney chooses Rubio and you do not vote you will make making the people who do not want people to vote very happy.
Rubio wasn’t born in Cuba. I don’t know how that works in Cuba. I’m sure there have been many questions asked and answered about this.
Tit for tat….Actually Rubio was at least born in the United States, Miami, Florida to be exact, so he is a U.S. citizen, which is more than I can say about O’Bummer….but why fight that fight? As I said earlier, Allen West to provide much needed direction in areas that our government seems weak…knowledge about Islam and its ramifications
You sure would get even with Romney if he picks Rubio….even though the country goes over a cliff. Take off the blinders, brokefoot. Rubio has discussed the circumstances of his birth many times. I believe his parents had been granted asylum here, so he has no allegiance to Cuba. On the other hand, O’Bummer is causative for millions of dollars going to Kenya…..anyhow, we don’t have many chances to prevent the catastrophe that is happening–don’t throw your vote away unless he pick Pelosi as his running mate.
Rubio’s parents became naturalized citizens in 1975.