# Marco Rubio presidential campaign discussion thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [April 14, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685 "2015-04-14T21:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/481 "2016-03-16T14:31:33Z")
So falls another, leaving but 2 to fall next in sequence before the Trump Zeitgeist. Prolly Kasich next. I can assure you that however obscure the others were to non-Americans, he is the most unheard-of of them all. And finally Cruz will bow the head and concede to The Master. The GOP _knows_ none of the above save Trump can — or ever could — beat Mrs. Clinton’s machine; yet since they detest him far more than they do her, and her social and economic positions are essentially in tune with the GOP — saving a couple of things like the Supreme Court — and famously she can work with them as an experienced operator, the only way they can ‘win’, however Pyrrhically, '_The World Well Lost_ ', is to cede to Mrs. Clinton and combine her and their resources to defeat the People’s Darling and save the capitalist state. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/482 "2016-03-16T14:31:56Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Jeb Bush had far more record and experience, to start with, as well as his family connections. His time was a few years past, but it was an actual thing, and it could seen as positive. Rubio has nothing. No real governing experience, no real legislative achievement, and he is now best known for trying to tangle with Donald Trump, and being crushed. Yea, I don’t think Rubio is going to convince people to take him seriously in four years as an out of work one-term Senator who got wrecked in the primary by a reality TV star. Plus, he presumably knew this was a possibility when he announced he was giving up his Senate seat. So I suspect he already decided he doesn’t want to make another run, or remain in politics. He’ll go find some nice conservative think-tank somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/483 "2016-03-16T14:39:14Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > Yes, if he had just avoided all the not winning, he would have won. It is known. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/484 "2016-03-16T16:59:14Z")
Rubio needs to figure out a reality TV show plot for him and his family to keep him in the public eye. Unfortunately the title The Biggest Loser" has already been taken. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/485 "2016-03-16T17:57:33Z")
Maybe he could do one of those disgusting reality shows where folks eat increasingly gross things in an elimination tournament. You gotta admit, the guy’s already made one heck of an audition tape during that debate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/486 "2016-03-16T18:11:08Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Maybe he could do one of those disgusting reality shows where folks eat increasingly gross things in an elimination tournament. Ooh! Ooh! Mister Kotter! How about a water-drinking contest? He can’t lose! ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/487 "2016-03-16T18:15:46Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Rubio needs to figure out a reality TV show plot for him and his family to keep him in the public eye. Unfortunately the title The Biggest Loser" has already been taken. Maybe a sitcom. There’s been a dearth of good multi-camera sitcoms of recent decades. The last real success was possibly **How I Met Your Mother** , although the laugh-track was pretty brutal. In **Monk** , a semi-sitcom itself, there was one such show that had obsessed Mr. Monk from the '70s on, depicting a happy semi-demented All-American family of that innocent time. Something like that would suit him and them down to the ground, ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/488 "2016-03-16T18:22:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Maybe he could do one of those disgusting reality shows where folks eat increasingly gross things **in an elimination tournament.** > > You gotta admit, the guy’s already made one heck of an audition tape during that debate. 😃 > [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Ooh! Ooh! Mister Kotter! How about a water-drinking contest? He can’t lose! He won’t do well in a pissing contest. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/489 "2016-03-16T18:26:48Z")
Hmmm… that reminds me of a possibly suitable vehicle. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the Brendan Frasier movie “A Blast From the Past”, but it’s perfect for him. A family with a survivalist dad thinks a nearby plane crash is the start of global nuclear war, and they go down to their bomb shelter and lock themselves away for, I dunno, 20-30 years. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/490 "2016-03-16T18:37:04Z")
When is the Florida Senate primary? Now that Little Marco is out of the Presidential race, can he run for his Senate seat, or is it too late to file? ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/491 "2016-03-16T18:39:53Z")
He’d lose at this point. He’s already expressed a disinterest in his job. No, if Rubio doesn’t get the VP nomination his obvious next step is to be governor of Florida. I don’t think anyone serious even wants the job in either party heading into 2018, so it’s pretty much there for the taking if he wants it. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/492 "2016-03-16T20:09:02Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > No, if Rubio doesn’t get the VP nomination his obvious next step is to be governor of Florida. I don’t think anyone serious even wants the job in either party heading into 2018, so it’s pretty much there for the taking if he wants it. Maybe if he hadn’t run for President. But he just lost in each and every county of Florida, except Miami-Dade. I wouldn’t bet on him getting the nom now, let alone the office. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/493 "2016-03-16T23:43:37Z")
You could be right. Rubio only won his Senate seat in a three man race where the Democrats abandoned their own candidate. I guess it depends on how well he learns from his failure. One of our greatest young politicians ever was a disaster early in his career and learned such good lessons from that failure that he became a very successful President. If Rubio is as talented as some say, he’ll bounce back quick, Or he could be just a pretty face with no substance and fade into obscurity. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/494 "2016-03-18T12:56:01Z")
FWLIW, Rubio says he’s not interested in being Veep: [Republican Marco Rubio not making a play for 2016 vice presidency](http://www.aol.com/article/2016/03/17/republican-marco-rubio-not-making-a-play-for-2016-vice-presidenc/21329615/) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/495 "2016-03-18T13:15:27Z")
The job’s too much work for him? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685/496 "2016-03-18T13:40:26Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > No, if Rubio doesn’t get the VP nomination his obvious next step is to be governor of Florida. I don’t think anyone serious even wants the job in either party heading into 2018, so it’s pretty much there for the taking if he wants it. Doubt it. Scott spent $100 million to defeat Crist in 2014, nearly a quarter of it in the last week before the polls opened. That money reversed Crist’s 1% edge. Rubio is not going to have that sort of cash behind him; Norm Branam is presumably not going to keep throwing money at him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marco-rubio-presidential-campaign-discussion-thread/717685.md?page=24)