Marco Rubio to announce his bid for the Presidency tomorrow

 As expected Hillary Clinton announced her intention to seek the Presidency in 2016 earlier today and the next candidate to enter the fray will do so tomorrow. America’s Watchtower first speculated on a Marco Rubio announcement on April 13th last month in this post and now, according to this story, he will make it official tomorrow.

  Here is more:

As Sen. Marco Rubio prepares to launch his presidential campaign on Monday, he gave an exclusive interview to Breitbart News about his preparations for the big day, what this day means for his family, what he thinks his unique voice will add to the race, and what he believes the Republican Party must do in order to successfully reach the American people.

“I’m trying to keep it as normal as we possibly can,” replied Rubio, who added that he had been focusing on spending as much time as possible with his family. Rubio and his wife Jeanette have four children. “I still have a young family and I have important obligations to them, which are more important than anything else I do.”

Family has always been a priority for Rubio, and central to his message on the campaign trail. Rubio has frequently told the story of how his parents left Cuba with practically nothing to build a better life here in America. His mother was a maid and his father was a bartender, and he would mention at events that one of the things that made America so great was that he was standing at a podium in the front of a hotel ballroom very much like the ones where his father would have been tending bar at the back.

Monday, the bartender’s son will be speaking in the front of yet another room, this time as a presidential candidate. Breitbart News asked Rubio what this meant for his family.

Rubio replied that, like any family, there was a “sense of pride about what we’ve done up to this point and how far we’ve come,” but also a “sense of wonder” about this “incredible country [where] five, six decades ago, a young couple arrives with no money, barely speaking English, no connections, and very limited education, and sixty years later, their son is running for the highest office in the land.”

“I mean is there really any other country in human history where that journey would even be possible?” asked Rubio. “I think it’s a testament to [my parents] certainly, but more importantly to our country.”

Rubio told Breitbart News that his goals for Monday’s speech were simple: to share his story with America. “For me, it’s basically putting on paper and then stating in my own words why I made this decision and why I’m moving forward,” he said. “Explaining to people from both my heart and my mind why it is that I believe I’m uniquely positioned at this moment to serve our country in its highest office.”

“That’s what I’ve tried to work on putting together,” Rubio said. “We’ll be ready.”

  I believe there is a dynamic shaping up in the race for the Presidency in 2016 which will be very interesting to watch: The Republican primary is shaping up to be a very  crowded race while at this time it looks as though the path has been cleared for Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. It is going to be interesting to see which side this hurts and which side this helps, as well as how both sides decide to play this out.

  If the Republican candidates spend the next year beating up on each other in order to win the nomination, instead of focusing on the former Secretary of State and the differences between the parties, the person who emerges victorious on the Republican ticket could be too damaged by his own party to be a viable option to Hillary Clinton.  

  But at the same time, if the Democrats do not field a viable alternative to the scandal-ridden presumptive nominee a level of fatigue might set in with Democratic voters who do not like the fact they really have no real choice in the matter.

  Of course this could also give Hillary Clinton the advantage because she will be able to focus on the general election rather than on a primary opponent and she will be able to use the competition within the Republican party to her benefit.

  Only one thing is certain in my opinion at this time and that is this is shaping up to be a very interesting race for political junkies such as myself. How it will play out at this point is anyone’s guess…

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