Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) won an informal straw poll of five potential Republican presidential candidates conducted at a Koch brothers’ conference of conservative donors in California.
According to Politico, Rubio came in first ahead of the four other would-be candidates, in the poll, which was conducted by GOP pollster Frank Luntz. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) came in last. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was also an option in the poll. It’s not clear from the Politico report which other two candidates were included.
Winning the support of the Koch network’s deep-pocketed donors would be a boon for Rubio, who is currently deciding whether to run for president or re-election.
Earlier in the week, the Kochs indicated to donors that they planned to spend almost $1 billion in the 2016 campaign cycle through their network of 17 conservative organizations.
Marco Rubio is the candidate they most want to buy. That’s just rich (pun intended).
All the money in the world and Marco Rubio is the best they can buy? Day–ummmmm.
They have billions of dollars but are too stupid to know that they aren’t going to win a state that Romney lost with a far right wing candidate.
And so Rubio can now make his house of straw and fill it with straw men. And put a straw into his water bottle. Big deal.
If THIS is what the 1% really believes will win the WH, then Dems don’t have much to worry about. At all. There are some in FL who believe that even his Senate seat is in jeopardy.