NY Times Promotes Rubio as One of Us #TeamMarco

by Kim D.

Thanks to The New York Times, we are more aware of Senator Marco Rubio's driving history and financials and have discovered that he's a lot like regular, everyday Americans. First there was "Rubios on the Road Have Drawn Unwanted Attention." Since 1997, Senator Rubio has had a whopping total of four traffic citations. To put this in perspective, my husband has had at least eight tickets that I know of since we began dating in 2000. 

Then there was "Marco Rubio's Career Bedeviled with Financial Struggles." This title alone describes how most Americans have shuffled through the last six years of devastating progressive economic policies. Not many of us regular folks can honestly say we are better off today than when Obama first took office.

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These recent attempts to discredit Republican Senator Marco Rubio as a viable presidential candidate are leaving raised eyebrows and plenty of curiosity as to why. Perhaps recent polling could answer that question. Of declared 2016 Republican presidential candidates, Marco Rubio leads the pack. In the most recent Real Clear Politics poll, Rubio places as the third most popular candidate, trailing slightly behind Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, neither of which have yet to officially declare they are running in the 2016 Republican primary.

In 2012, the mainstream media did its best to convince us that Mitt Romney was way too rich to identify with everyday people and their struggles. Now that Hillary Clinton, who presently enjoys an average net worth of $13 million, is leading the pack for the Democratic nomination, that same argument can apply to her. So in a blatant and desperate attempt to flip the narrative, The NY Times took an elitist jab at Rubio, questioning how he handles his financials hoping that we will connect the dots. Can Senator Rubio, with a negative net worth, like most of us who have home mortgages, car payments, credit card debt, and student loans, manage the nation's pocketbook?

At this point, it's quite obvious that much of the mainstream media has joined Team Hillary and will attempt to portray any Republican hopeful in a negative light. However, this time the tactic has backfired, and Rubio may be soon reaping the reward of negative publicity and laughing all the way to bank with increased donations to boost his run for the White House.