The Tranzi Totalitarian Progressive Movement is terrified about Nov. 2nd. It’s not just the losses they will incur, but the rise of Marco Rubio. He is the first prominent Republican since Reagan who is charismatic and knows how to communicate effectively.
Marco Rubio also knows how to discuss the illegal immigration issue from a point of view that’s different than the Nativist wing of the GOP. To him its about fairness and following the law. As a son of Cuban immigrants his beef isn’t that the illegals are Mexican or other Central Americans, it’s that they are being rewarded at the expense of millions of people who have to wait years to get in. This take on the illegal issue neutralizes the Democrats argument and turns the tables on them.
The Progressives showed their racist colors by trying to get Kendrick Meeks to drop out and support Charlie Crist to stop Marco Rubio. This didn’t work and tomorrow, America will have a new political star on the scene.
Marco Rubio is the newest Republican star, but not for any obvious reasons. On policy, the Senate hopeful from the Sunshine State blends in easily with the tea party crowd. Less government, taxes and debt, check; repeal ObamaCare, ditto. More eye-catching are his boyish good looks, a gift for speechmaking, and inspirational biography and ethnic roots. Yet those were Barack Obama’s attributes as well. Two years into his presidency they are devalued novelties, no matter which party card you hold.
Something else accounts for Mr. Rubio’s rise from a blip in polls against the popular governor in his party, to the runaway favorite tomorrow. He appealed as a different sort of Republican. He kept his pitch upbeat, shunned personal attacks, worked hard to widen support without apologizing for his conservatism, and more noticeably than anyone in this race ran on an unabashed and constantly invoked faith in American exceptionalism.
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The GOP’s cranky side seems to bother him. He argues that the Republican Party needs to offer up clear alternatives to liberal policy, not just say no, and brighten its tone along the way. Take immigration. “Where Republicans have failed: We should be the pro-legal immigration party, not the anti- illegal immigration party,” he says. If he wins, Mr. Rubio will be the most prominent elected Hispanic official in the U.S. from either party.
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Marco Rubio is a rarity among modern Republicans, he is a great communicator and can think on his feet. The last series of Republican leaders like Bush Sr. Dole, Bush Jr and McCain were terrible communicators and the press ate them alive. Rubio turns tables on the press, plus he enjoys the back and forth. Marco Rubio is probably the best GOP politician since Reagan. He is a rising star and could very well be the death knell for the Democratic party. The Progressives fear him and that says something about him.
