Marco Rubio pushed the Gang of 8 bill through the Senate, but luckily the House stopped it before it became law.
When
the professional pundits and the chattering class speak of Marco Rubio
possibly winning Florida they are completely oblivious to reality. Floridians have a very specific disdain for Marco Rubio based
on his self-serving backstabbing of his own constituency. The anger
is personal, deep, widespread and will never go away.
Forget
Senator Rubio. Marco Rubio doesn’t stand a chance in Florida, he won’t
even carry his own home county because he’s never there. This latest
Quinnipiac poll (full pdf below)merely
confirms what is obvious to those who live there and talk to their
neighbors. This sentiment is top of state to bottom, and coast to
coast.
However,
what is even more amazing than the weakness of Rubio and strength of
Trump, is when you ask evangelicals who they would NEVER SUPPORT....
they say, Ted Cruz. This is absolute affirmation of what we’ve
continually pointed out as the non-discussed flaw in Cruz’s overall
campaign.
Looking
at the depth of support for Donald Trump you find almost every
demographic of Florida voter puts Trump at the top of their preference:
(click image to enlarge – or see pdf below)
[*note*
Remember Rubio has been in DC office for almost 6 years (he ran in
’09), so the youth vote is higher for him because they didn’t experience
his candidacy and have attachment to his broken promises – Yet Trump is
still crushing him.]
Additionally,
Marco Rubio has NO HOPE in Florida because he can’t run positive
campaign ads touting his accomplishments. He ran on a very specific
platform back in 2009, and he has turned his back on EVERY PROMISE he
ever made during that very intense election. Trust Floridians when they
say he has ZERO chance.
Now
check out who Floridians say they will NEVER SUPPORT. Notice how Ted
Cruz, who has been almost exclusively campaigning for the evangelical
vote, is less supported by evangelicals than any other candidate. Ted
Cruz has the highest negatives amid White Evangelical Florida Voters.
That reality is like a bucket of ice-water on the chattering class
punditry:
(click image to enlarge or see pdf below)
Here’s the full poll pdf:
(Via Quinnipiac)
The Donald Trump juggernaut rolls into Florida where the GOP
front-runner leads native son Sen. Marco Rubio 44 – 28 percent among
likely Republican primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University
poll released today. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has 12 percent with Ohio
Gov. John Kasich at 7 percent and Dr. Ben Carson at 4 percent.
Men
back Trump over Rubio 49 – 25 percent, while women go to Trump 39 – 31
percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll
finds.
Trump
gets a low negative score in the Sunshine State as 21 percent of likely
Republican primary voters say they “would definitely not support” Trump
for the nomination, with 26 percent saying no to Cruz and 17 percent
saying no to Rubio.
Five
percent of Florida likely Republican primary voters are undecided and
30 percent of those who name a candidate say they might change their
mind before the March 15 primary.
Strong
leadership is the most important quality in a presidential nominee, 32
percent of Florida Republicans say, as 23 percent most want someone who
is honest and trustworthy and 20 percent most want someone who shares
their values.
“Florida
is the single biggest prize of the primary season because it is the
largest state to allocate its delegates on a winner-take-all basis. If
Sen. Rubio can’t win in his own home state, it is difficult to see how
he can win elsewhere,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the
Quinnipiac University Poll.
“Florida
election law makes this contest more uncertain than earlier primaries.
Only registered Republicans may vote here, which raises the question of
whether the flood of new voters Donald Trump seemed to bring to earlier
contests will be able to participate in Florida.” (read more)
TAMPA, Florida (Two weeks Ago)
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