Rubio: faith ‘single greatest influence in my life’

The ad may signal a greater appeal by Rubio to social conservatives, in addition to the business-minded voters who are backing him, said Chris Larimer, a political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa.

After Minneapolis he was to hopscotch around the country, with stops in IL and Missouri for additional fundraisers, before heading to Boston in the evening ahead of a three-day campaign swing through New Hampshire that starts Wednesday.

“These are the issues this campaign is about, so that’s why I’m talking about them”, he said. Rubio said he would deal with Islamic terrorism in the U.S.by blocking the border to those with potentially ill intent.

Also on Tuesday’s program, Rubio said he was not surprised about reports that two SIM cards are missing from satellite phones used on a U.S. Navy boat stopped by the Iranian military last week, when 10 sailors were detained. Marco Rubio’s visit to the Twin Cities Tuesday wasn’t a lengthy one, but it was long enough to establish that he is the choice of numerous state’s mainstream Republicans.

Politico reported that the Rubio campaign had added to its buys in the Palmetto State, but media booking information provided to Breitbart News indicated no changes to Rubio’s ad reservations there.

Marco Rubio has pitched himself as something for everyone, conservative but not “scary”, as his campaign manager likes to say.

“Our candidate must be someone who can also attract new people into our cause, and we will”, Rubio said in brief remarks to a small group of supporters and journalists prior to a private campaign fundraiser at the Minneapolis Club.

And that means lashing Cruz – and courting voters leaning in the Texas conservative’s direction.

Right now, Rubio is third in the polls according to Real Clear Politics. He is trying rely heavily on the air war to solidify his standing in the top tier, ensuring he continues to hang around as the alternative to Donald Trump or Cruz when other establishment favorites potentially drop out.

David Andersen, a political science professor at Iowa State University, said that Rubio’s use of a commercial to share his faith runs the risk of seeming “impersonal”.

A growing number of lawmakers, including party leaders, now view Rubio as perhaps their best candidate to give the GOP the White House and keep control of Congress. Over the weekend, South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem and Colorado Sen. “Ultimately, they’re looking for what I’m offering, I hope”, Sen.

In the same debate, Rubio used ISIS to take a fresh step away from his support for comprehensive immigration, saying the entire immigration system needs a review. He said that those who came into the country would have to suffer consequences, even though many would be allowed to stay in the United States and eventually become citizens. “You can’t just say to people, ‘Vote for me, I’m going to get this fixed.’ Well, how?” “There will be consequences for violating the law”.