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Matt Lewis makes the case that he should run for president in 2012. I get all of Lewis’ arguments — that Rubio is a fresh face, a conservative rising star, an attractive Hispanic candidate, someone no more inexperienced than Barack Obama in 2008 — but I think the right needs to get over this conservative flavor of the month mentality. We’ve seen it with Bobby Jindal, Sarah Palin, Scott Brown, and others. Like Rubio, they all have much to recommend them. But let’s let them actually build serious track records of accomplishment before we promote them. And in Rubio’s case, let’s at least let him win his Senate race first.

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Tim| 4.6.10 @ 10:05AM

Peeps seem to be getting giddy with only one real success to show for it as yet. Giddy makes you sloppy and complacent. Winning in November will require determination and persistence. You're right to caution against this stuff. 2012 can be taken up once we get throught 2010.

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Eunomia » The “Republican Obama” Syndrome links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…like baseless Petraeus speculation, the equally baseless Rubio speculation is useful for what it tells us about the movement conservatives and Republican activists who engage in it. Matt Lewis writes (via Antle): I know that at first blush, this sounds quixotic. But in my mind there is a better rationale for Rubio running for president than there is for almost any other candidate on the Republican side. That is…

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The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Speaking of Marco Rubio « Internet Cafe Solutio links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…antle, case, fresh-face, iii, james-antle, lewis, makes-the-case, marco, rising-star, rubio, should-run, Speaking — admin @ 8:28 am Speaking of Marco Rubio. By W More here:  The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Speaking of Marco Rubio No Comments » No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL Leave a comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Pages: About…

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The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Speaking of Marco Rubio links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Rubio The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Speaking of Marco Rubio April 6th, 2010 admin Leave a comment Go to comments Speaking of Marco Rubio. By W Originally posted here:  The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Speaking of Marco Rubio Categories: Object, Speaking Tags: antle, case, fresh-face, iii, james-antle, lewis, makes-the-case, marco, rising-star Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment Trackback No…

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Rubio Column Draws Praise, Criticism & Controversy « MattLewis.org links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

NC Committeman Denies Resignation Related to a Congressional Bid Rubio Column Draws Praise, Criticism & Controversy As might be expected, yesterday’s column on Marco Rubi o got some play in Florida ( and elsewhere). One conservative friend emailed me to suggest this was a debate I should not have started, inasmuch as it could be harmful to Rubio. The reaction was also divided on Twitter, where sharp political…

todd sheen| 4.22.10 @ 4:48AM

Marco Rubio, lets not forget that name, well put his name to the test.

Todd

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