tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8871336959079180749..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Marco Rubio, Boy WonderStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85443410784942595262016-02-07T21:36:20.133-08:002016-02-07T21:36:20.133-08:00Oh, had Rubio already been delegated as potential ...Oh, had Rubio already been delegated as potential VP?<br /><br />Vox agreed Rubio failed to inspire:<br />http://www.vox.com/2016/2/7/10929762/republican-debate-winners-losers-rubio-trump<br />-----<br />And Marco Rubio appeared totally incapable of speaking extemporaneously rather than returning repeatedly to his pre-memorized script.<br />...<br />But taking a step back, the biggest loser of the night, by far, was Marco Rubio. And a loss for Rubio, on the eve of New Hampshire, is almost by definition a win for Trump, his weird personal rivalry with Jeb Bush aside.<br />...<br />The establishment's best hope was to have one candidate, probably Rubio, soak up his likeminded competitors' votes enough to become a credible threat to Trump. <br />...<br />The Rubio campaign has been widely mocked for its so-called 3-2-1 strategy, in which Rubio finishes third in Iowa, second in New Hampshire, and then first in South Carolina. It's still unclear how exactly they expect to win in South Carolina (Rubio's losing by about 23 points currently), but if they have any hope of winning there, a close loss to Trump in New Hampshire is a necessary prerequisite.<br /><br />By totally blowing tonight's debate, Rubio made the "2" component of his plan significantly less likely.<br />...<br />Saturday, February 6, 2016 will forever be known as the day that Marco Rubio looked like a malfunctioning robot, utterly incapable of engaging in normal human conversation and desperately searching his ROM for the hard-coded talking points his operators had soldered in.<br />-----<br /><br />Oh, the humanity! Is Rubio the Hindenburg? No more 3-2-1 blast off.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12135760998281755372016-02-07T09:01:10.724-08:002016-02-07T09:01:10.724-08:00The imprimatur of the GOPe is the kiss of death in...The imprimatur of the GOPe is the kiss of death in the eyes of conservative Republicans.<br />Then there are that Gang of 8 and immigration ideas stuck to him.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com