If Rubio has Ernst quietly set to endorse, though, I’d expect that he’d hold that back for awhile until we get closer to the caucuses for maximum impact. USA Today also put Rubio on their top of the weekly power ranking released on Tuesday, November 3.
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Gardner, a rising star in the Republican Party, became the first senator to announce his support for Rubio’s bid in the 2016 race.
But over the last week, Rubio has managed a ideal attendance record.
Twenty-six percent of likely GOP primary voters in New Hampshire backed Donald Trump in a poll taken Thursday to Sunday, with Ben Carson second at 16 percent.
But Rubio’s forceful response during an exchange with Bush at last week’s debate appeared to work in his favor. Bush is now supported by Sen. Rubio is considered one of the winners of the debate along with Texas Senator Ted Cruz. “I’m grateful that, you know, when people donate to us they buy into our agenda, and I’m glad that he has and it will help us with resources”. I’m not running against Governor Bush, I’m not running against anyone on this stage. Cruz is next. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not now in office; she left in 2012 in what many saw as preparation for running for President.
Rubio is also seeing a rise in favorability ratings after the debate he has a 62 percent favorable rating and only a 19 percent unfavorable rating in the new Monmouth poll. Now here comes Cory Gardner, all of 41 years old and fresh off the most important Senate win of the 2014 cycle in purplish Colorado, to lend his seal of approval to that message.
“Our country needs a new generation of leadership, and I believe that Marco Rubio presents this nation with the greatest possibilities and opportunities to meet the challenges of the next generation”, Gardner said in a choreographed appearance on Fox News.
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At the very least, Rubio could represent the GOP’s best opportunity to defeat Democrats in the general election, assuming he survives a primary. “We have a lot of work ahead of us, but our campaign continues to grow as more people learn about Marco’s conservative agenda for a new American Century”. Kristen Soltis Anderson one of the experts that votes on the rankings each week explained, “Rubio is clearly on the rise after a strong debate performance”.
