“These senators are towing a tired line that no longer represents mainstream opinion, and they’re throwing same-sex couples under the bus in the process,” Human Rights Campaign says of opposition.
“It’s a circular firing squad that Republicans are famous for, we’re eating our young,” Gabriel says. Rubio versus the Breitbartians.
If a politician making “the first major policy gambit of his career” is aided by seven Sunday talk shows, will America’s newspapers even care about it on Monday? The Sunday shows’ swift decline in relevance.
American Bridge’s tome. “I don’t think there’s been a knockout blow,” says his biographer.
“We are missing a golden opportunity to have an open, honest, and serious conversation about why it is that we are having these horrific violent acts occurring in our society,” the Senator said on CNN Sunday.
The former Obama senior campaign adviser turned MSNBC pundit sees Democrats siding more with Marco Rubio’s pace for reform.
“Bottom line, we’re very close. I’d say we’re 90 percent there. We have a few little problems,” Sen. Schumer says.
The president jumps out in front against his Republican rival, but DC hoops bragging rights are still up for grabs.
“Every time you make progress … the unions come in the next day and throw something else on the table. They keep moving the goal posts,” says a lobbyist.
“There’s going to be a constituent backlash against this thing soon,” Rep. Steve King warns. Citizenship is only one of many landmines in the way of reform.
Rivals’ political leanings don’t extend to tournament strategy.
While Rubio sticks to a traditional approach, Paul’s libertarian, reformist message gets the crowd going.
Florida Republican stuck to climate change and marriage equality. “Just because I believe states should have the right to define marriage in the traditional way does not make me a bigot,” he said to applause.
The new way to quickly become serious about foreign policy: A dip in the dead sea. “Craven and creditworthy,” says Prince.
Add Marco Rubio to the list of powerful conservatives The Cycle’s S.E. Cupp isn’t afraid to publicly criticize.
Rubio’s office disputes it.
The Senator has used the viral hit to launch a successful fundraising drive for his PAC, taking in more than $100,000.
“Government can’t control the weather.” Climate activists in Florida were hopeful for a different outcome.
And his staff says he wrote the tweet himself.
“Jewish Democrats are proud to stand with President Obama and his second term priorities that put support for Israel.”
Refreshing.
The talk at the Miami hotel, where Jeb Bush works and Marco Rubio works out, is of the next president. But can the young senator get out from under Jeb’s shadow?
The Florida senator spoke Tuesday of support for nondiscrimination and allowing states to grant same-sex couples marriage rights. He still supports limiting marriage to one man and one woman, though, and did not commit to any action to advance LGBT equality.
Rubio will pre-record a Spanish version to air on Spanish-language channels.
Policy and sensibility from Marco Rubio.
“You only get that big plane at the end.” “Long and gruesome.”
The debate could jeopardize larger immigration reform package, Rubio says.
