The Many Weaknesses of the Rubio Campaign
Noah Millman sums up the weaknesses of the Rubio campaign in response to a recent Douthat column:
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Super Tuesday
Rubio Is No Kutuzov
As you might imagine, I’m delighted by any historical comparison that involves Marshall Kutuzov, and so I smiled to read Ross Douthat’s latest column, wondering whether Marco Rubio might be taking lessons from the Russian commander:
[W]hat is Rubio waiting for? What is his campaign thinking?
Rubio’s Campaign Strategy Is Much Worse Than Giuliani’s
Byron York sums up what remains of Rubio’s “strategy”:
Rubio plan, apparently: No need to win IA NH SC NV TX GA VA TN AL AR OK CO VT MN MA MI. Game starts in FL 3/15. Feels a little like Rudy 08.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 24, 2016
The Republican Nevada Caucuses
Today’s Republican Nevada caucuses offer Rubio a chance to do something unusual by winning a race:
“Rubio needs to win somewhere,” Michael Bowers, a professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. “He cannot continue to declare victory when he’s coming in second or third. Nevada could be a good state for him to start doing that.”
First Massachusetts Poll Shows Trump With 'Yuuge' Lead
With nine days until the Massachusetts Primary on March 1st (Super Tuesday), the first polls show Donald Trump with an enormous lead over his rivals for the GOP nomination (with Ted Cruz suffering the biggest setback). So much for all those Jeb supporters 'swinging' away from Trump.
According to The Emerson College Polling Society...
New #Massachusetts Poll#GOP@realDonaldTrump- 50%@marcorubio- 16%@JohnKasich- 13%@tedcruz- 10%@RealBenCarson- 2%