March 10, 2016
Marco Rubio's Sinking Ship
When a ship goes down, it is rarely all at once. We are all familiar with the story of the Titanic. Or, more recently, the capsizing of the Costa Concordia which played out over a timeframe of multiple hours. Large vessels take some time to go down, and a presidential campaign is, if anything, a large vessel.
Obviously, that brings us to Marco Rubio and a presidential campaign that, as a matter of hyperbole, has been taking on water for some time. It seems that the campaign may insist on continuing because, often, continuing is easier than quitting. Denial is a powerful ally.
Setting aside a strong showing in Puerto Rico, the story of Rubio’s candidacy can be seen in the results of the last three major days of voting.
On Super Tuesday, March 1st, Rubio received a simple average of 23.04% of votes cast (blending together his final vote percentage received in each state). On March 5th -- remembering that this is still in the same week -- this fell to...(Read Full Article)