# Why isn't Marco Rubio considered a legitimate 2016 contender?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [December 20, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-marco-rubio-considered-a-legitimate-2016-contender/707716 "2014-12-20T04:05:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-marco-rubio-considered-a-legitimate-2016-contender/707716/141 "2015-04-09T14:03:56Z")

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Only in wonk circles, like this one. To the broader public, not so much, and he’s not even the best-known candidate from Florida.

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