Marco Rubio has picked up another big-name national conservative in his Republican primary for Senate in Florida, with his campaign announcing the support of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK).
The Rubio campaign’s press release contains a direct attack by Coburn on Rubio’s opponent, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, for having supported President Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill. Rubio has capitalized heavily on this issue to turn Crist from the initial establishment favorite into a severely-trailing underdog. The TPM Poll Average currently gives Rubio a lead of 57.4%-29.1% in the Republican primary, after Crist had previously enjoyed a similar lead last summer.
“From the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ to the ‘Woodstock Museum,’ I’ve fought all kinds of wasteful spending throughout my career,” Coburn said. “But in my lifetime, I’ve never seen as wasteful a spending project as the failed $787 billion stimulus bill that Marco’s opponents supported. I have full confidence Marco will stand against costly disasters like the stimulus bill and government-run health care.”
