Presidential race 2016

[HairOfTheDog]

Still... Marco Rubio. I voted for Hillary when she ran against Barack in part because he (Barack) seemed like a young upstart (compared to her) and I didn't think, at the time, that he had the level of experience and was perhaps too much of an idealist to run the country. Fast forward to Rubio. My knee jerk reaction against him is the same. He strikes me as a waffling idealist, nOObie who would be cutting his teeth as President (at the expense of the country).

Rubio's definitely young (43), but he's got a few years of Senate experience and has shown that he won't just follow conventional wisdom if he thinks there's a better way and he's got support.

But, I hear ya. I like idealism in leaders, so long as they've got realistic and consistent goals (and advisers).

I don't mind leaders changing course if that's the right thing to do; it's better than continuing down the wrong path rather than admitting a past error in judgment. But, I wouldn't want a wanton waffler in charge either. On the other hand, I definitely don't want someone with the mindset of "that's the way it is/was, that's the way it always should be, and I'll fight to maintain the status quo!", which is how I perceive many Republican representatives. I'd take Rubio over McCain any old day (but I liked McCain's commitment to campaign refinance laws as well).

Just like some people claim that Hillary will get the majority of the female vote because she's female, some people contend that Rubio will get the Hispanic vote because he's Hispanic (he might have to arm wrestle Cruz for it though).

Personally, I don't think most Republican females would vote for Hillary even if they were staunch feminists. And, I don't think many Hispanic Democrats would switch parties just to vote for a Hispanic candidate either. So, even if gender and ethnicity help them within their own parties, I don't know to what extent they'd be an advantage or disadvantage on election day.