Formally announcing his bid for president at the Freedom Tower in Miami Monday, Sen. Marco Rubio took a very thinly veiled swipe at Hillary Clinton, whom he referred to only as “a leader from yesterday.”
" Now just yesterday, a leader from yesterday began a campaign for president by promising to take us back to yesterday. Yesterday is over."
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) April 13, 2015
Rubio: Just yesterday, a leader from yesterday began a campaign for President by promising to take us back to yesterday. Yesterday's over.
— Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) April 13, 2015
"Yesterday is over, and we are never going back," says @marcorubio. pic.twitter.com/w0fe9Z4ahz
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 13, 2015
.@marcorubio almost harkened to "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" when he said yesterday's over.
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) April 13, 2015
Clearly, Rubio had chosen to present himself as a candidate for the future.
.@marcorubio gets in the requisite dig at @HillaryClinton that PR professionals recommended…
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) April 13, 2015
.@marcorubio: "I have heard some suggest that I should step aside and wait my turn. But I cannot."
— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) April 13, 2015
"Too many of our leaders are stuck in the 20th century," @marcorubio says in one of several blunt references to past v future argument.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) April 13, 2015
Rubio: …taxing, borrowing, spending “like it was 1999…” a lot of laughs for that one
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 13, 2015
Although there were many veiled shots fired at Hillary Clinton, Rubio’s speech, for its brevity, was heavy on policy, and issues of particular importance to the Miami-based audience were some of the biggest applause-getters.
Rubio wants to abandon Obama admin's "dangerous concessions to Iran and its hostility to Israel"
— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) April 13, 2015
Going after Obama for hostility towards israel a big applause line in south Florida. Go figure
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) April 13, 2015
Loudest cheers yet for concerns about democracy in #Cuba and #venezuela, reflecting the local crowd.
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) April 13, 2015
“Family not the government” is the most important institution in our society
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 13, 2015
Rubio, a knock at Jeb on Common Core: "All parents deserve to choose the education that’s right for their children."
— Jessica Taylor (@JessicaTaylor) April 13, 2015
Rubio says Obama has been passive in the face of aggression and has ignored human rights around the world.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) April 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/587740131660013568
Rubio reviews coming in strong. RT @mattklewis: Based on that speech, it's clear who offers the most dangerous contrast for Hillary.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 13, 2015
My sense: Rubio has more potential cross-over appeal than any other R. That ineffable likability thing.
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) April 13, 2015
If only …
Hillary, watching Rubio speech in van on way to Iowa, tells driver to turn around and go home.
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) April 13, 2015
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