Marco Rubio's Endorsers Struggle to Name a Single Accomplishment of the Candidate
The presidentiables are very busy with their campaigns for the upcoming elections. It is at this time when the candidates and their supporters need to proclaim the remarkable achievements of the presidential aspirants to gain more support. However, it looks like the followers of one politician have issues on recounting his victories.
Getting to Know Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida in 1971. His parents were Cuban immigrants who fled from their native land before Fidel Castro governed the country. He earned his law degree from the University of Miami and started his political career in 1998. Eleven years later, he won a seat in the U.S. senate.
His victory in 2009 was both impressive and surprising. Many did not expect that the underdog politician would take the Senate seat, especially since he was behind in the polls. However, many were impressed with his dedication to winning the race and his enthusiasm in being part of the changes to make the system better.
Rubio initiated the proposal for "100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future." Over fifty percent of the items in the said proposition were turned to law but the others didn't survive. The politician from Florida also lobbied for property tax reforms and sales tax increase.
Hardy Fails to Name one Accomplishment
Representative Cresent Hardy is one of the politicians who showed his support for Rubio's political race. In fact, he was impressed with Rubio's work on the Gang of Eight immigration legislation in 2013. Unfortunately, the said bill did not survive.
Last Wednesday, Hardy had an interview with MSNBC's Thomas Roberts. The host asked the politician to name one accomplishment that Rubio did in the past that demonstrates that the candidate has what it takes to be a president.
Unfortunately, Hardy's answer is not a good force to bank on for Rubio's campaign because he failed to give one. "On the hill I have not seen that, he's been running for the presidential race most of this year," he said.
Kasich's Campaign Criticized the Incident
Some other candidates took advantage of the not-so-glorious moment. John Kasich's campaign poked fun at his opponent's shortcomings and even shared the clip of Hardy's interview on Twitter to highlight that Rubio has no accomplishment to deserve the presidential seat.
Rubio endorsee Rep. Hardy was asked about Sen. Rubio's accomplishments this AM. The answer was what you'd expect. pic.twitter.com/yxKKzLQuNt
— Team Kasich (@TeamJohnKasich) February 24, 2016
"It's weird to send surrogates out without them being able to list one achievement but at least they are being honest," said Trent Duffy, Kasich campaign's national spokesman said.
Will Hardy's interview pull-down Rubio's presidential race? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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