(R-FL) SENATOR Marco Rubio: Running 2016 ? (Photos) ** (R-FL) SENADOR Marco Rubio: Se postulará para el 2016 ?.
(R-FL) Senator Marco Rubio: Running 2016?
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., won over many Americans in 2010 with his youthful looks, blunt campaign talk, knowledge of rap music and Cuban roots. It didn’t hurt that his wife, his childhood sweetheart, was a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader, complementing his image of a handsome, manly candidate. But in recent years, the good looks that helped make Rubio a GOP star have arguably begun to fade along with his hairline, just as he is rumored to be seriously weighing a 2016 presidential bid.
… Rubio is one of a handful of Republicans considered a likely White House contender. He rose to political fame as the youngest-ever and first Latino speaker of the Florida House, according to the Washington Post. He later gained national prominence on issues such as immigration and federal spending.
Although Rubio was born in Miami, his Cuban roots could help with Hispanic and immigrant voters, an attractive proposition for the GOP, which needs more minority support after Obama won his 2008 and 2012 campaigns with the help of young, black, Asian and Latino voters.
On January 2013, Senator Rubio proposed a plan providing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. Rubio’s multi step plan includes fines, back taxes, background checks, and a lengthy probationary period. His proposal contrasts with the Republican party’s long-held view that offering citizenship to undocumented immigrants is virtually the same as amnesty.
But it’s unclear if Rubio could launch a successful presidential campaign. He has 6 percent support among Republicans nationwide, according to Politico’s latest polls for the 2016 presidential race. Even in Florida, Rubio is trailing former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, another possible White House contender, with 18 percent support, according to a recent poll by Quinnipiac University.
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