And he has no more chance than Rand Paul or Ted Cruz.
Although...the gold standard in liberal punditry/blogging, Digby, believes Rubio is the best candidate republicans have to offer in 2016. And good luck with that....
While I believe that a Jeb Bush/Marco Rubio ticket may be the best republicans can put forward (and will still ultimately be doomed), the only way Marco Rubio sets foot in the White House is if the Clintons invite him to dinner.
In fairness to Rubio, unlike Paul and Cruz, he's not a nutjob. And I could tell you that his candidacy will never reach its desired goal because a) the great Latino hope isn't all that well-liked by Latinos, or b) that he's already on a short leash with Big Business, the Tea Party, and the Religious Right, none of whom are particularly fond of him (a.k.a., Chris Christie disease), or even c) that he might be the most craven republican since Richard Nixon (and that's really saying something), and finally, d) the man has as much charisma, as well, a dried earthworm.
But the main reason he'll never get to snip a few roses from the garden in the White House yard is this:
Before you scoff, keep in mind the following: 1) Rubio knew from the minute he won his Senate seat in 2010 that he was running for President one day so he had a few years to prepare for his introduction to America (anybody remember how some guy named Barack Obama did at his intro to America at the 2004 Democratic National Convention?); 2) His gaffe wasn't merely a touch of nervousness (understandable) or a bit of stiffness (terminal in Rubio's case), it was a blunder of monumental proportions that looked like nothing short of amateur hour; and c) do the American people really want a man who completely blew the biggest opportunity of his political career to be in charge of the world's most powerful nation? Not fucking likely.
Next!
Peace,
emaycee
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