Moe got up the new television ad. We got it first.
We also got the first interview of Marco Rubio on the new ad. I just got off the phone with him.
The ad is the perfect example of how to do a contrast ad. It is not overtly negative, but it definitely shows real contrasts. Allegedly, Charlie Crist is going to go up hard this coming week with advertising. Rubio beating him to the punch with a positive contrast will probably have to send Crist scrambling.
When I asked Rubio about why he did this as his first ad he said, “This frames what the election is about. Charlie Crist seems to be obsessed with my back, but I’m worried about the trillions of dollars of debt we’re putting on our children’s backs. That’s what worries me.”
“He’s not going to stand up to Barack Obama. I will. Everything in my record shows that I will. Nothing in his record suggests he will.”
I deviated from talking about the ad to ask him about one concern being raised these days. Marco Rubio is becoming a conservative rockstar and everyone wants a piece of him. How exactly is he staying grounded. He said, “Real life keeps me grounded. Yesterday I had to go to the grocery shopping and took out the trash. Today I had to drop my kids off at school. Real life keeps me grounded.”
Lastly, I asked him about the credit card controversy. He said Crist is focused on Marco’s haircuts and Marco is focused on winning and going to Washington to help the country. Marco pointed out that he paid those credit card bills, the state party did not. He said, “It is kind of hypocritical for Charlie to attack me on my credit card purchases when Charlie’s chairman pillaged the party. I think we’re on the right track with new leadership there.”
And Florida is on the right track with Marco Rubio. Let’s send him some coin so he can keep this ad up.
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Great ad and great post Erick
fpete13527 (Diary) Wednesday, March 10th at 12:05PM EST (link)Marco is pure integrity and class. Crist has no integrity and no class.
Go Marco. We are with you 100%.
Great quote by Sen. Jim DeMint
fpete13527 (Diary) Wednesday, March 10th at 12:48PM EST (link)As Jim DeMint said at the Lincoln Dinner here in Tampa the other night, “I would gladly take 30 senators with the qualities of Marco Rubio rather than 60 RINO’s….any day.”
We all know who the RINOs are… ESPECIALLY here in Florida.
Marco is a trrue conservative. Support him.
Ads
msctex (Diary) Wednesday, March 10th at 12:50PM EST (link)The contrast in effectiveness between the Perry ads here in Texas and those of KBH was remarkable. KBH used newspaper editorials to make one-word, otherwise unsubstantiated charges such as “cronyism” against Perry, while his relentlessly pointed out her voting record on fiscal issues, to sometimes tragicomic effect. So at least in one race, pointing out the truth proved more than sufficient. (Plus, in the back of everyone’s mind, is the fact that most major newspapers endorsed Obama.)
Did you ask him
fsured Wednesday, March 10th at 1:37PM EST (link)about the newspaper reports today on his $250 million in pork requests while speaker? I think the credit card reports have gotten silly, but these reports are more interesting. I’ve been saying from the beggining, Marco is MUCH better than Crist, but he is not the conservative bellweather he is portraying himself.
Polling ....
10ksnooker (Diary) Wednesday, March 10th at 3:19PM EST (link)Rubio up by 32 in this weeks polling — As us Floridians try and redeem our good name.
Tea parties forever. Party on America.
Keep the heat on, it’s along way until August, and November.
Polls keep climbing even more for Rubio
fpete13527 (Diary) Wednesday, March 10th at 4:45PM EST (link)Numbers still climbing for Rubio and looks like Rubio is now up even higher. Now looks like he is up to a 34 point lead.
Florida Union Times one hour ago.
http://tinyurl.com/ylhkruf
I Disagree....
denoff51 Thursday, March 11th at 5:07AM EST (link)Mr. Rubio says we need more “Republicans”. NO WE DON’T!!! We need more CONSERVATIVES. We need Reagan Conservatives in Washington, State and local offices. I don’t trust the Republicans to get the job done.
I tend to vote for Republicans in elections, but only those who have strict Conservative beliefs. I WILL NOT go to the polls again and vote for a canidate like John McCain EVER AGAIN!!!
If I lived in Florida, I would vote for Mr. Rubio. In Wisconsin I will vote for Sean Duffy. These are the canidates we need!!!
The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated. Ronald Reagan
I talked to Marco Rubio Minutes after Erick Did
nelsa (Diary) Thursday, March 11th at 3:41PM EST (link)Yes it’s true. I was at the Marco Rubio event in Jax Bch which started just minutes after Rubio got off the phone with Erick.
http://voterubio2010.blogspot.com/2010/03/marco-rubio-wows-huge-crowd-in.html
My camera needs to be replaced ASAP but NewsJackconville has a great link to better pics than mine. The place was totally packed and literally standing room only and out the door. YES-Standing outside the door just ot hear Rubio.
Wish we had a Rubio
livingfortruth Friday, March 12th at 5:43PM EST (link)I have an unresponsive Representative and 2 unresponsive senators. Oh, I will soon be receiving their FREE (well at my expense) letters telling me how GREAT they are doing, but ask them why they think this unconstitutional socialist health care should have aye votes, and they do not send me the responses I ask for, in regards to the 4 inquiries from (non)Representative Steve (I challenged Karl Rove in a bathroom) Kagen, he just doesn’t have time to answer his constituents inquiries.
http://livingfortruth.wordpress.com/
I love my God, my wife and family, my country, conservatism and FREEDOM.
http://livingfortruth.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/how-the-west-was-lost/