Marco Rubio’s booties draw jabs from GOP rivals

But while Rubio has been attracting hefty crowds and a lot of buzz, he has yet to break out of a pack of five Republicans in New Hampshire who are all running well behind Trump – including Govs. He said she’s out of touch with regular people, and seemed to relish the idea of debating her.

“If we capture a terrorist alive, we’re not reading them Miranda rights, they’re not going to be hired a lawyer and we’re going to give them a one-way ticket to Guantanamo, where we’re going to find out everything they know”, Rubio said Tuesday, speaking to a standing-room-only crowd of close to 200 gathered at a trucking company headquarters in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “They’re going to continue to fight”, he said.

Uphold the Constitution, beef up national security, repeal President Barack Obama’s executive actions and the healthcare plan known as Obamacare, revoke the Iranian nuclear deal and begin to rebuild the military. He said the country had come unmoored from its constitutional roots and traditional values.

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Frank said he believes Rubio’s momentum in the early primaries could garner him a strong showing in Texas – even if Cruz’s Texan roots keep him at the top of the polls.

Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of social conservative organization the Family Leader, who endorsed Cruz, noted how he has received endorsements from Dobson, Iowa Rep. Steve King and conservative talk show host Steve Deace.

Rubio’s path to the nomination is less clear. But times, he said, have changed.

“We will not just save the American Dream”.

Rubio has previously called Trump out for not offering specifics on foreign policy.

Cruz made the connection Thursday afternoon when asked about the statement by another senator, John McCain, that he does not know if Cruz is eligible to become president. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, voted in favor of it. Rubio has also been endorsed by Sen. “They want to raise them, they can raise them”, the Florida senator told The Daily Caller in a phone interview Saturday. He framed himself as a conservative stalwart, but one able to appeal to a wide range of people. Marco Rubio listen to him speak at a rally in Dallas.

“As someone who has access to very sensitive information, I can tell you for a fact that ISIS understands our legal immigration system and is seeking to exploit it”, Rubio, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told a packed house party in Bedford at the first of three public events over two days in the Granite State.

The governor’s favorable ratings have also improved significantly in other nominating states, even if his support hasn’t necessarily registered.

“He truly represents the people. I think that’s an issue that has definitely resonated here among the citizens of New Hampshire”.

LARRY WARNELL: It could be because in the last couple elections, number ones have never finished, I don’t think.

While candidates like Trump and Cruz have established themselves as “outsiders” in this race, the remaining candidates are still jockeying for support from more traditional Republican voters in Iowa, like 37-year-old Justin Chappell.