I can truthfully say that he is the most authentic person in the race. But Rubio’s poll standings, at 5.2 percent in the Real Clear Politics averages, are back where they were before he got all his post-announcement buzz. In the interview with Anderson Cooper, I could see the fire in Cooper’s eyes as he asked Trump questions. First and foremost, he is not a politician. And it was all going according to plan, with Poppy’s bestest buds and favorite son telling him which countries he should promise to bomb, and Dubya promising to not say words too much, lest he remind voters that Jeb will probably ass-bang the country the way Dubya did, because that’s what Bushes do.
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Trump supporters were not amused.
I definitely understand why Trump is popular.
As York concedes, Rubio could turn this trend around.
Maybe Bush wouldn’t be tripping over his own mangina if he weren’t so flustered by Trump, and he wouldn’t say self-defeating stupids like how he’s “not sure we need a half a billion dollars for women’s health issues”.
The whole point of Rubio’s candidacy has always centered on a belief that the magic of his appeal, both in terms of his life story and his ability to project a Reaganesque vision, was more important than his slim resume and comparative youth.
Jeb Bush called GOP rival Donald Trump “buffoon”, a “clown” and an “a**hole” during a meeting with a donor, according to reports.
Trump upset gay rights groups when he compared gay marriage to golf in February 2013. Bush’s lack of comfort in hitting the Clintons hard as well as his occasional gaffes make them think he is just another Mitt Romney.
Since getting into the race, Trump has “had no doubts as to which candidate he must be gunning for”, based on based on Politico’s Glenn Thrush and Alex Isenstadt. The crowded debate stage may not work out to his advantage, and it’s possible to envision a scenario where he never makes it to the Florida primary, a contest that most of us assume will be make or break for Bush and Rubio.
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As the two men are now highest in the polls Mr Trump and Mr Bush will stand next to each other.
