Rubio's calc seems to be that if Romney can win GOP nom, he can overcome imm. But Romney faced a much weaker field than Rubio will in 2016
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@mattklewis@philipaklein Though obviously it didn't completely wreck his career and he might be able to entertain the idea in future. -
@jimantle@philipaklein I'm saying Rubio is arguably the most eloquent conservative since Reagan. As such, Romney metaphor doesn't work.
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@mattklewis@philipaklein almost every major republican looking at 2016 supports immigration reform tho -
@gmckee1985 Jindal has been quiet & nobody is more identified with it than Rubio
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@mattklewis:@philipaklein Rubio is much (MUCH) more talented and authentically conservative than Romney." Won't matter. Chris Christie.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mattklewis@philipaklein How does someone go about getting their "authentically conservative" rating?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mattklewis@philipaklein And he alienated enough conservatives to take the wind out of a Pence for president boomlet in 2008Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mattklewis@philipaklein A better comparison might be Pence. He tried to sell conservatives on an immigration bill using his cred... -
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@jimantle yes conservatives' concern re. Immig bill must be why Tancredo did so well and McCain did so poorly in '08 GOP primary...oh wait -
@Eeindc A top-tier candidate outperformed a fringe candidate? Well, that settles everything! -
@jimantle his fringeness was defined by his anti-immig obsession. Result shows anti-immig doesn't drive GOP voters. 0 chance it hurts Rubio -
@Eeindc His fringeness was defined by being a little-known House member. Romney hung in-state tuition around Perry's neck. -
@jimantle ha. efforts of some conservative pundits to falsely portray GOP voters as obsessive nativists is worse than stnd liberal slander
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