Posted on 06/24/2013 8:04:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Marco Rubio started off the year as one of the most popular Republicans among the GOP, and according to the latest poll from Rasmussen, he’s still more popular than not. After several months of working on immigration reform, though, Rubio’s numbers have slid significantly within his party — by fifteen points (via Byron York):
Rubio, the most visible advocate of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform plan, is now viewed favorably by 58% of Republican voters nationwide. That down 10 points since May and 15 points since February. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 16% of GOP voters have an unfavorable opinion of him, while 25% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The level of enthusiasm for Rubio has declined significantly. Today, just 21% of GOP voters have a Very Favorable opinion of the Florida senator. That’s down sharply from 44% in February and 31% in May.
Among all voters, 37% view Rubio favorably, down five points from February, while 35% have an unfavorable opinion of the first-term senator. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are undecided.
The reaction from overall voters hasn’t actually changed much since May, when Rubio was at 39/32. That change is within the margin of error. The reaction among GOP voters has been a little more significant over the last six weeks. In May, Rubio got a 68/10 rating, but now it’s 58/16.
However, a 58/16 is still not exactly a damning favorability rating. There are a lot of 2016 wannabes that wouldn’t mind trading Rubio for those numbers. Six weeks ago, Ted Cruz got a 42/12, and now Rand Paul has a 63/19, but Paul has a 37/43 with overall voters. Among independents, Rubio gets a 41/35 to Paul’s 37/37.
The trend line has to be worrisome (assuming that Rubio’s interested in running for anything more than Senator in 2016), but at a certain point the immigration issue will become fixed in those ratings. So far, it looks as though Rubio has a long way to fall, and not much more downside to risk.
¿Quiere papas fritas con eso?
He’s definitely a fading star with me.
I’d sooner scrape a bunch of dog turds off my driveway in the hot summer sun than cast a vote for or support Rubio.
Recall Rubio now
Who are these people and why are they not registered Democrats?
I hope he's a one termer at best.
Agreed, he is worthless. He has demonstrated his worthlessness for all to see by his repeatedly getting the short end of the stick in his negotiations with the Dems in his Gang of 8. He is a butt boy to the Dems.
LOL!
Please, Lord, bring forth and offer your divine providence over more Patriots!
He lost my vote.
I don’t ever recall seeing a politician’s rating drop in such a short amount of time, a huge swing
It seems the Dark Side has something on Rubio that changed his mind on immigration. Or maybe he sat too close to Juan McCain and Linseed Graham.
Sad. Rubio had a promising career. He just threw it all away in order to pander to “his people.” He and Christie ought to stop the charade and switch parties. Maybe they can run against Hillary in the primary.
Rubio? I can’t speak for anyone else, but after this shameful immigration debacle I would vote for a clone of Mitt Romney grown from his discarded toenail clippings before I would vote for Rubio.
Bye bye RINO Rubio, and do us a favor, take McCain and Graham with you on your way out!
Rand Paul is now the most popular republican —> 63/19.
Politicans have to turn and be against the people and FOR the establishment. I really do not understand how and why conservatives ever fell for Rubio. First of all, he is like 20 years old.. second of all, he has a terrible lisp.. and what he says does not match up to his swagger.
The Dems didn’t have to spent a cent attacking Rubio to remove him from 2016 ,all they did was get him involved in the Immigration Bill , POWN
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