Rubio hits kid in face with football

Rubio thanked a huddled, umbrella-covered audience for “braving the rain” at the fair’s Political Soapbox, a regular attraction sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

If you’re Marco Rubio, you might try whacking a corn-fed Iowa tyke in the noggin with a football. Rubio said he wanted to finish early, so that people could be free to leave before the storm worsened. Despite the ball being placed in the boy’s outstretched hands, it slipped through his grip and the media pounced on the presidential candidate. Marco Rubio made a bad throw is sending a direct message to the Republican presidential hopeful. We had gotten word he was doing OK, but now we have video confirmation.

As the boy twists his head skywards, the ball lands squarely on his face. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush trails at 13 percent.

Bloomberg tweeted video of the throw, which quickly went viral.

Rubio says he would cut regulations, create state-based high-risk pools and allow insurers to sell policies across state lines: Politico.

“I think he’s a rising star in the Republican Party”, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said.

Dill is the nephew of Jack Whitver, Rubio’s Iowa chairman.

Pace reported from Edgartown, Massachusetts.