Rubio Endorses Romney
Andrew Barrett ·
March 29, 2012 at 3:26pm
Marco Rubio endorsed Mitt Romney on Sean Hannity last night. I am curious to hear reactions from the Anybody-but-Romney crowd, particularly regarding Rubio's comments about a brokered convention.
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Feb '12
Re: Rubio Endorses Romney
Why does Rubio keep refusing to be considered for the VP slot? Is he playing coy? Or could there be some deep dirt on him that would destroy the R chances if/when it came out after he accepted the nomination? I never underestimate the will of the D's to utterly destroy a R by whatever despicable means.
Dec '10
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Everyone's a fan of the winning team...at least that's what I got from what he said.
May '10
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Meh. Nothing can incite excitement for Romney in me, particularly as it becomes even clearer, as we already knew, that Romneycare is a huge liability for the Republicans in their efforts to get rid of Obamacare. I can only hope the Supreme Court gets rid of it first. Then I could at best halfheartedly support Romney.
As for a brokered convention hurting Republicans-- I really don't buy the conventional wisdom on much of anything related to the primaries.
Edited on March 29, 2012 at 4:53pmRe: Rubio Endorses Romney
I think it's a very nice endorsement to get but I thought he could have done it better. For one thing, timing. At this point, I'm kind of wondering if the time for endorsements is over. Rubio's endorsement might have been more helpful earlier. Also, I sort of wish the substance of his endorsement would have been better. He says, basically, that the decision has already been made and that a floor fight would be awful. Sure. But that's not really the type of endorsement you want from a figure such as Rubio. You want his endorsement because he's one of the very few that could persuade conservatives to get on the ship. Repeating some of the same arguments that have failed to persuade thus far might not be the way to do it.
Another thing I was thinking was wondering if he's already on board the Romney ship, he loses appeal as a VP candidate. In your VP slot, you want to put someone who is from a different faction. If they're on the same team, is that benefit lost now? Maybe not.
Either way, very nice endorsement for Romney to get.
Mar '11
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Like many on Ricochet, I was not a Romney fan when the nomination process started. Mitt has won me over the past few months, however. He strikes me as a decent and honorable man, and, unlike many previous GOP presidential candidates, he is articulate. I am also excited--that's right, excited about Romney--by his business experience. The Anybody-but-Romney crowd likes to downplay that experience nowadays, but the outsider with practical business experience that many in the GOP have advocated for in the past is now staring us in the face; he is Ross Perot with governing experience and without the crazy. Romneycare is a problem, yet a problem that SCOTUS may solve for the GOP in June. Finally, I loved Romney's appearance on the Tonight Show the other night. He was relaxed, jovial, and quite likable. Opponents of Obama need to stop looking at what Romney is not, and started looking at what he is. After all...like it or not...he is our only hope of defeating Obama.
Edited on March 29, 2012 at 3:57pmMar '11
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Earlier may have been better, particularly prior to the South Carolina or Florida primaries. Now works well too, however. We are in a period of down time between primaries. Santorum won the last one (Louisiana), and there is not much Romney can do to swing momentum until Wisconsin, Maryland, etc. next week. Rubio's endorsement--along with that of George H.W. Bush--gives Romney some positive news when it is needed (especially given the prominence of Obamacare this week). Romney needs to keep that "inevitability" ball rolling down hill.
Sep '11
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I think this is a carefully-considered move by Rubio and his advisors. If they can position Rubio's endorsement as the "tipping point" that moves the party to accept Romney's inevitability, that redounds to Rubio's benefit. He is a kingmaker.
Whether it gets him a VP nod is an open question. Whether Rubio wants the VP nod now--or is angling for a presidential run in 2016 or 2020--is a very interesting question.
(If the MSM conventional wisdom--that the Hispanic electorate in this country is going to become a major voting bloc over the next twenty years--Rubio's demographics only get better over time. He is already a staple on the Spanish-language television news programs.)
Mar '11
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One politician endorsed another. Nothing to spill my coffee over.
Mar '11
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For me, endorsements don't mean anything at this point because no matter what--even if I am dead--I am voting for the Non-Obama in November. As for what it makes me think of Rubio (I live in FL by the way), it makes me think neither more of him or less of him. However, I do think it makes him less likely to be a VP pick--just a gut instinct, nothing factual to back it up. My opinion is Chris Christie will be Romney running mate should Mitt get nomination. I think this would go along with the Romney-Coulter alignment that has gone on for a while now. Once again, just a gut instinct.
Dec '10
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My gut tells me this was a good endorsement for Romney. Rubio was articulate last night. My gut also tells me it will be Romney/Rubio. Guess we'll see whose gut is gutsier.
May '10
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Chris Christie would be a horrible choice for VP, especially if the goal is to unify the party. He is even less conservative than Mr. Etch-A-Sketch, on nearly everything except perhaps a few very public fiscal issues and his confrontation of the unions. His brashness on those issues is what has everyone swooning, but his substance on the rest of the issues is pretty far from conservative.
Edited on March 29, 2012 at 4:30pmMay '10
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As for Romney having wrapped this up, read this. Yes, it looks more likely than ever, but it's not a done deal, and I for one would like for voters in more states to actually have a say in the nomination process.
Apr '11
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I think the timing is now because Bush 41 is about to endorse. If Bush 41 endorses without there being immediately surrounding conservative endorsements, the media/ ABR response would be the same as when Dole endorsed; essentially to treat a decent and generally conservative politician as if he were Chuck Schumer. If the news stories pair him with Rubio, the most obvious and effective defense mechanism/ denial is muted.
May '10
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Yes, Bush 41's endorsement is definitely a liability as far as many of us are concerned.
Mar '12
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I think that Romney is better than McCain. I wasn't going to vote for McCain until he picked Palin, as I saw McCain as being virtually as bad as Obama.
Romney's executive experience is a plus, but I am also a moral conservative and that is where Romney fails.
I was a Republican but noted that the regular letters looking for donations were appealing to a different group of Republicans than me. I stopped being a Republican and stopped getting the appeals for donations.
My primary vote was for Gingrich, who actually did big conservative things when in DC. At this point, I am doubtful that Newt or Santorum can overcome Romney's lead, but Romney's character assignation on the competition does not work in his favor, and I am a moral conservative.
I have heard the efforts made by people like Ann Coulter and found them lacking. After Ann's fiery political and ultimately futile love affair with Governor Christie, one might have hoped that she would pull back a bit and weigh her considerations. It appears that she has jumped from one political relationship to another without missing a beat. Too bad.
Edited on March 29, 2012 at 5:00pmMay '10
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Didn't we already know Rubio supported Romney? Whether or not he officially endorsed Romney, I thought he unofficially endorsed him months ago.
As for Romney's record, he was not a "successful" governor as Rubio claims. He passed a bill which will slowly destroy the medical insurance industry in his state and become another fiscal drain alongside every other public welfare program, just like Obamacare. Again, when you force coverage of pre-existing conditions, let alone the other parts of the bill and let alone questions of government authority, you undermine the very foundation of medical insurance as a profitable industry because you're forcing those companies to take losing bets.
If Romney is indeed inevitable, then let's get behind him for the main election. But let's not lie to ourselves.
May '10
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I'm kind of wondering what a "moral conservative" is, and why the rest of us who don't refer to ourselves with those words are immoral.
May '10
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#5, people greatly underestimate the breadth of talent it takes to succeed st a very high level in business, government, and academia. Other than Romney, who else has? The talent-sets for each are very different. Throw in the fact that Romney has extensively traveled, as well as lived abroad, and the fact that Romney is just a good man, and you have a summary of why I find him in a category onto his own.
Jun '11
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Boy, I hope so. I've had a lingering worry that Rubio may not ready. If he and his staff thought this endorsement through this cunningly he has game.
Apr '11
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I was wondering whether the US Ambassadors to the Vatican were moral conservatives.
Fricosis Guy: Boy, I hope so. I've had a lingering worry that Rubio may not ready. If he and his staff thought this endorsement through this cunningly he has game. · 2 minutes ago
If I'm right about this being a move to make positions like comment #14 seem silly, I'd guess that it was more Romney's positioning than Rubio's (as a second choice; obviously the first choice would have been a pre-Florida endorsement). Rubio would still get points for being a team player, and playing the unimpeachable conservative paired with Bush is also good for him. The lack of enthusiasm was a shame.