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Marco Rubio Entices a Receptive Constituency: The Well-to-Do
NY Times ^ | February 26, 2016 | Jeremy W. Peters

Posted on 02/26/2016 9:37:50 AM PST by C19fan

In Iowa, Marco Rubio’s campaign knew how to spot its supporters in a sea of locals wearing Carhartt jackets and work boots: Look for the people in Vineyard Vines and Patagonia.

In South Carolina, volunteers walking door-to-door in Greenville had a handy way to eliminate the guesswork in picking which homes to visit: They concentrated on the neighborhoods with the highest property values.

Mr. Rubio, the Florida senator who rarely misses a chance to talk about his modest upbringing as the son of a bartender and a maid, is the candidate of choice for the doctors, developers, business owners and other highly paid, highly educated Republican voters.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; potus; rubio

1 posted on 02/26/2016 9:37:51 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

I had to google Vineyard Vines and Patagonia


2 posted on 02/26/2016 9:40:37 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Only they can beat Hillary, but for some reason they can't beat him)
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To: C19fan

No wonder Cabana Boy is stuck at 20%.

The noveau riche unfortunately are not large enough to power him to the nomination.


3 posted on 02/26/2016 9:42:10 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: C19fan

yeah, the very rich are NOT fans of Trump; after all, Trump’s not for sale like all the other candidates who will require at least a billion in campaign “donations”.


4 posted on 02/26/2016 9:43:10 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Sybeck1

Me too.


5 posted on 02/26/2016 9:44:17 AM PST by samtheman (Vote Trump)
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To: Sybeck1

http://www.vineyardvines.com/ pay big time for the little whale logo.

Patagonia gear is good but over priced for us.


6 posted on 02/26/2016 9:45:39 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump the lying RNC/GOPe OpOh en Borders elite thugs! Say no to their candidates! Go TRUMP!!)
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To: C19fan

Marco & Teddy can divvy up the cash.


7 posted on 02/26/2016 9:46:52 AM PST by heights
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Well, Rubio has and does benefit personally from them-——http://observer.com/2016/01/poor-little-rich-boy/


8 posted on 02/26/2016 9:52:50 AM PST by yadent
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To: C19fan

Interesting that he concentrates on those employing his beloved illegal aliens.


9 posted on 02/26/2016 9:54:49 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: C19fan

google Marco Rubio foam parties


10 posted on 02/26/2016 10:11:34 AM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Sybeck1

Me too.


11 posted on 02/26/2016 10:25:00 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: C19fan

Roboto may not have a winning hand but he will always have his screamers.....

Until the contract runs out.


12 posted on 02/26/2016 10:27:28 AM PST by Iron Munro (Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth -- Mike Tyson)
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To: C19fan

Somebody please tell Rubio that c-h-o-k-e-r is the correct spelling of “choker”.
Trump didn’t misspell it, but Rubio showed, once again, what an idiot he was by saying it was wrong.


13 posted on 02/26/2016 10:36:01 AM PST by Gunpowder green
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How dare those upper-middle class people who work hard, save a little, spend tens of thousands of dollars to educate their kids and send them to college have any input into the selection of the nominee of the Republican party.


14 posted on 02/26/2016 10:40:20 AM PST by Arec Barrwin
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To: yadent

Someone needs to post that here...


15 posted on 02/26/2016 12:22:02 PM PST by GOPJ (I will never vote for an Establishment Republican (GOPe) as long as I live - on any level.)
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It doesn't take a big contribution. Pick your comfort level and
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16 posted on 02/26/2016 12:29:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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