Rubio Forcefully Rebuffs Trump’s Warnings Of a Rigged Election

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a debate with Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., at the University of Central Florida, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Monday came out forcefully against Donald Trump’s claims that polling places nationwide would be “rigged” against his candidacy on Election Day.

“We have 67 counties in this state, each of which conduct their own elections. I promise you there is not a 67-county conspiracy to rig this election,” Rubio began at a debate with his Senate opponent, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL). “The governor of the state of Florida is a Republican who appoints the people that run the division of elections.”

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) recently made election news by refusing to extend the state’s voter registration deadline in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. A federal judge extended the deadline a week after Florida Democrats sued Scott.

“There’s no evidence behind any of this,” Rubio said of Trump’s claims. “And so this should not continue to be said. And do I believe people should have confidence? Yes. And do I believe they should vote? Absolutely. And let me add to this: This is a state that literally has millions of people who came here because they couldn’t vote in the nation of their birth. It would be a tragedy if they gave up their vote here as well.”

Trump has claimed frequently in recent weeks that the election will be rigged in Hillary Clinton’s favor. While many in Trump’s campaign, including campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and adviser Rudy Giuliani, have argued Trump is merely referring to what he perceives as unfair news coverage, Trump himself has repeatedly cited voter fraud and the rigging of physical polling places:

Watch Rubio’s answers below:

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  1. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    Right.
    Marco Nolo is the sane one.

    jw1

  2. See: Broken clock, once a day, etc.

  3. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    It’s just the tiniest bit ironic, considering that Florida is Ground Zero for recent election-rigging. But Marco can’t say, “No, Donald, be quiet, it’s the republicans who rig elections in florida.”

  4. No better proof of rigged elections could be offered than if Trump ends up winning.

  5. Sadly, even if Clinton takes Florida, it looks like Little Marco will be re-elected. Florida knew what Gov. Scott was after his 1st term and gave him another term. Marco will probably get the same treatment.

    Never ever underestimate Florida resident. There is a web site called FARK.com that links to interesting/bizarre news stories. Florida is the ONLY state that has its own tag because it has such an incredibly high number of relevant news stories.

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