Rubio reverses course, will no longer attend Republican National Convention

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post

By Sean Sullivan July 6 at 7:59 PM

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will not attend the Republican National Convention this month, reversing previous plans and joining a growing list of vulnerable Republicans who have shied away from the event where the GOP is expected to officially nominate Donald Trump for president.

In a statement explaining his decision, Rubio spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas cited a need to campaign at home as the main reason. She made no mention of Trump.

“Florida has always been a competitive state and it will be this fall,” Perez-Cubas said in the statement issued Wednesday. “Marco had planned to go to the convention before he decided to seek re-election. Since Marco got into the race late, he will be in Florida campaigning and meeting with voters instead of going to Ohio.”

Rubio ended his campaign for president in March after getting badly beaten by Trump in the Florida primary and spending weeks clashing with him personally in the campaign.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/06/rubio-reverses-course-will-no-longer-attend-republican-national-convention/

[merrily]

1. .

[Sunlei]

2. afraid Rubio?Republicans choice for President, will never forget who called it Mr. 'tiny hands'.

[Motley13]

3. Truant Rubio

Ain't gettin elected no matter if he goes or not. I haven't heard that he has unendorsed the deranged one, not that it matters.
We want our monies worth when we elect someone to represent us.

[First Speaker]

4. Yoyo Marco...

...up and down he goes...

[stopbush]

5. He's a man of his ever-changing convictions.

[47of74]

6. What? Not enough bottled water there?

[TeamPooka]

7. haha coward lmao