An absolute must-read from Adam Smith about how Marco Rubio has failed to transition to a general election candidate (something I have been saying for two months). Some of the highlights:
Rubio is essentially running now as a general election candidate, though Monday saw little sign of him reaching beyond tea party activists and arch conservatives.
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The 39-year-old former state House Speaker who only weeks ago was the hottest new political face in America, acknowledged the attention has dimmed considerably.
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“It seems like I’m not seeing you guys as much,” Rubio joked to reporters.
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There’s been little sign of the momentum that swept Rubio to the forefront.
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“There are people who want to help, but there’s nowhere to go,” she said, lamenting that Rubio’s local campaign office in Clearwater is not more centrally located.
