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itshappening
02-13-2013, 08:46 PM
LOL, this is fun to watch. HotAir is freaking out about comments on Rove's new "Conservative Victory Project" from their golden boy Sen. Marco Rubio.

Check out the heavy dose of spin employed by the editors:

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Some people are grumbling about this in Headlines but I don’t know what you want the guy to say. He’s not going to tell Rove and his giant donor base to kiss his ass, no matter how much you wish he would; if he ends up running in 2016, he’ll need those people to win. I doubt even Rand Paul would go much further than Rubio in criticizing Rove for the same reason. In case there really is a GOP civil war between the establishment and tea party, any prospective nominee will be forced to ingratiate himself with both, especially since more centrist Republican groups are coming online every day. That’s why Paul’s been quick to forgive and forget the fact that Mitch McConnell endorsed his primary opponent in 2010. (Paul’s actually got a tougher job than Rubio insofar as he needs to appeal to mainstream conservatives, tea partiers, and the Ron Paul supporters who view him as maybe not quite enough of a chip off the ol’ anti-establishment block.) So here’s Rubio demonstrating a lesson from day one of Politics 101: Don’t alienate anyone unless you’re forced to, especially if the people you’re alienating can command hundreds of millions of dollars in political fundraising. He’s also demonstrating a lesson from day two of Politics 101: Try to say as little as possible when cornered with a thorny question. This answer goes on for two minutes but all it boils down to, really, is (1) both sides have their virtues and (2) let’s see what happens. Remember, just as it was with Captain Hopenchange at the 2004 convention, inclusiveness is key to Rubio’s brand. (E.g., “Despite our differences, I know that both Republicans and Democrats love America.”) If you want a Republican who’ll play a bit rougher, you’re really more of a Christie voter. Just understand that it’s usually other Republicans with whom he’ll be playing rough.

Exit question: Will donations from Rove’s group end up backfiring on establishment candidates? Nate Silver makes the case that, yep, it’s quite possible. Simply put, while establishment Republicans reliably outraise tea-party challengers, they don’t reliably defeat them. Those challengers get a lot of earned media from Fox News and conservative talk radio and they’re bound to get a lot more if/when the Rove imprimatur on a candidate makes him/her a target of grassroots contempt.
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There are literally hundreds of angry commenters. I can't go through them all but everything is not well in Rubio world. After his flop the other night and now cosying up to Rove things aren't going well!

itshappening
02-13-2013, 08:55 PM
I never thought Rubio would unravel this quickly, shame really as I was hoping he would stay out in front and we could run from behind. Now we're going to have to be looking in the rear view mirror ourselves if his demise continues

fr33
02-13-2013, 09:06 PM
Establishment hacks that cannot accept that they are failures. Keep doing the same thing over and over. Sure that will work...:rolleyes:

Rudeman
02-13-2013, 09:15 PM
I never thought Rubio would unravel this quickly, shame really as I was hoping he would stay out in front and we could run from behind. Now we're going to have to be looking in the rear view mirror ourselves if his demise continues

If Rubio falls apart I'd imagine they'll find someone else to promote as the new savior much closer to 2016. Maybe someone like Haley?

TheGrinch
02-13-2013, 09:30 PM
Rubio supporters are informed enough to hate Rove? Hmmm, maybe there's hope yet....

GunnyFreedom
02-13-2013, 09:34 PM
lol wow that's suicide. His base used to be around conservatea. His former base are the very ones screaming for Rove's head right now LMAO! Right on top of so weak a SOTU response and a strong one by Rand...

this guy just shot himself in the foot again. Rove thought this would buy him some favor in the Tea people, but it only lost his secret ally now unmasked electoral support.

GunnyFreedom
02-13-2013, 09:36 PM
Rubio supporters are informed enough to hate Rove? Hmmm, maybe there's hope yet....

Mainstream Tea-leaning Republicans around here are calling it "The antiConservative PAC"