Marco Rubio's concern is entirely, repeat, ENTIRELY for himself.

[seafan]

Floridians know him very well.



Marco Rubio celebrates as he announces that he has clinched a seat in the U.S. Senate on the Nov. 2, 2010, election night at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Al Diaz | Miami Herald
(via Tampa Bay Times)

This portrait comes from Tampa Bay Times interviews of more than 40 people who know and or worked for Rubio, as well as documents and more than a decade of journalistic coverage of the senator. Rubio and his staff declined to be interviewed.

The traits of Rubio's success, as they often are in politics, make up the foundations of his failings. Impatience. Ambition. Opportunism. Confidence on the campaign trail, indecision in the halls of power.

Once thought to be the most marketable Republican in a crowded field, a young Hispanic candidate who could beat Hillary Clinton and make history, Rubio seems to have few allies to call on.

DiMatteo helped Rubio after that dinner. He sums up Rubio this way: "He is extremely skilled and ambitious. He is also extremely not loyal."

In the year since, an unimaginable scenario has come to pass: Bush is out of the race and Rubio is expected to get beat — in Florida.

"He's like an orchid," veteran Republican strategist J.M. "Mac" Stipanovich said. "Attractive. But without deep roots. Without roots, it's hard to hold in a storm, and we're in a storm.

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National ambition kept Rubio's eye off Florida. He failed to get involved in some key state issues while accumulating an abysmal attendance record in Washington.

Those who know Rubio and admire his political skill say they are not surprised that he made it this far in a field that once had 17 candidates. Yet they are also not surprised that this is likely to be as far as he goes, this time.

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In his hurry-up journey to win elections, Rubio finds himself battling a lack of a substantial record and a lack of pals in the trenches.

DiMatteo, Rubio's one-time operative, has already voted. For Trump.

An abbreviated history:

Rubio's first run for political office in 1998 was for a 4-year seat on the West Miami City Commission. He won. He quit after one year, jumping at the opportunity to run for a state legislative seat that suddenly opened up in 1999.

He won that special-election seat. Newly in the Florida House in 2000, and almost immediately, he lost interest in the legislative process and, instead, began plotting in 2002 to move up in the ranks, calculating deals to land as the Speaker of the House.

He was successful, stepping on many friends and allies on his way up to the Speakership, during the years 2006-2008.

Cantens, in fact, was getting in the way of Rubio's own ambition because there was no way House members would elect back-to-back speakers from Dade; the position generally rotates around the state.

Martinez said Rubio could work to take over after Bense. "If you play it right, you can be speaker," he told him.

"No, no, no, I don't want to be speaker," Rubio quickly replied.

"Twenty-four hours later," Martinez said, "he comes back and closes the door and says, 'You think I can be speaker?' "

He was forced out of the House in 2008 due to term limits. Immediately he began plotting his next political move.

Rubio could barely imagine life outside politics. He even called a reporter one night after hours to test his reaction to a series of political possibilities: a run for state Senate or a statewide office in 2010, a challenge to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012 or a run for governor in 2014.

In 2009, Rubio sprang into the US Senate race, seven days ahead of Gov. Crist. When Crist outdid Rubio in fundraising early on, Rubio panicked and considered running for Florida Attorney General instead. He even made a deal with Crist to get out of the US Senate race in exchange for Crist's endorsement for AG. That's when Jeb Bush stepped in and convinced Rubio to stay in the Senate race to defeat Crist, who was an enemy of a vindictive Jeb Bush.

As a US Senator, Rubio has missed more votes than any other senate colleague. He has utterly failed Floridians.

Almost as soon as Rubio got into the Senate, the buzz started swirling about his future as a VP candidate. Rubio did nothing to stop it. He cherished the spotlight. In 2012, he was rejected by Romney's campaign for the VP slot.

That didn't stop Rubio in 2015 from grasping at the next big prize-- the presidency.

And here we are today. The country sees the failure that is this self-serving Marco Rubio.


Impatience. Ambition. Opportunism. Graft. Disloyalty. Failure.


But this won't daunt Rubio. Look for him to run for Florida Governor in 2018.

[AgerolanAmerican]

1. Rubio is corruption personified

Learn the tale of his route to wealth through the Florida legislature... it's a sordid one indeed.

Rubio basically exists to serve whoever will pay the fee, just like way too many other politicians, but in Rubio's case it's the raison d'etre for seeking office in the first place, rather than being corrupted after the fact as most are.

[seafan]

5. Sounds like you are very familiar with Marco Rubio.

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Rubio is the epitome of a self-serving, bought politician. He must never hold elective office again, as serving the people has never existed as a priority for him. Self-enrichment does.

[TheDormouse]

2. as with Cruz, Trump, ... nt

[global1]

3. Let's Face It - Rubio Is An Opportunist.....nt

[noamnety]

4. Meh.

"Impatience. Ambition. Opportunism. Graft. Disloyalty. Failure. "

Exchanging endorsements or deals in return for high visibility jobs ...

Much as I wish it were, none of this is unique to him in the world of politics.