Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has finished second in South Carolina’s Republican primary, according to complete but unofficial results.
Rubio edged out Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by less than two-tenths of 1 percentage point.
The results are unofficial, pending the state’s formal confirmation of the outcome. That will take place by next Saturday.
Donald Trump won the South Carolina primary, topping the two freshman senators by roughly 10 percentage points.
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The Republican convention is gonna be a big, ol’ bitch fight.
POLITICAL CHAMELEON
Shading opinions,
he can instantly become
the preferred hue, man.
In a crowd, we always need to ask “Where’s Rubio? “ A red and white shirt and cap would help.
The Presidency is always a pressure-packed position. Under pressure, all of us retreat to our default positions for dealing with stress. Marco Rubio doesn’t handle stress well. Under stress, his default positions are 1) he freezes (his State of the Union rebuttal, the recent NH debate); 2) changes his tune (defending immigrants in 2001, deporting them now); or 3) simply doesn’t show up (Florida legislature in 2001 when a committee he was appointed to was formulating a state response to the threat of terrorism after the attack on the Twin Towers, the U.S. Senate when the immigration policy change he was leading came under attack). He says the things particular audiences want to hear, but is never willing to fight for any given policy. His ideas change, his default positions never do; under pressure, his brain stalls, he sings a different song, or he goes missing. He is not up to leading our country now. Most likely never will be. We need an almost 24/7 President not an 8/3 one with all of his weekends off.
So, when is the dirt start showing up?
Just wait until Dead-i’ Trump turns his full fury on lil’ Marcobot’!
Mmmm…more popcorn please!