It Was Rubio’s Tuesday | The Weekly Standard

Stephen Hayes’ essay is more overview than analysis, but I agree with him on its key point about Rubio’s significance.  In 2004 I thought John Thune was the future of the Republican Party, but now, Rubio clearly has a good shot at that title.  Without forcing the issue (or insult a la their promotion of Michael Steele) the Republican’s may have found their party’s version of Obama.  Rubio’s narrative is a captivating one and his political skills are uncanny.

No Republican in the country offers a more compelling defense of American exceptionalism and a more powerful indictment of the Obama administration than Marco Rubio. He has had lots of practice. He ran against Obama more than he ran against either of his two opponents. On the first full day I spent with him, Rubio never once mentioned Meek, and he spoke about Charlie Crist only when responding to a question—this in a day that included a lunchtime speech at a fundraiser with Mitt Romney, a lengthy debate prep session, and two additional speeches in Plant City that evening.

via It Was Rubio’s Tuesday | The Weekly Standard.

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