Washington (CNN)Top Democrats are plotting a new effort to derail Marco Rubio if he seeks re-election to his Senate seat, saying they will pour millions to defeat the Florida senator in the hopes that a defeat would end his once-rising political career.
With Rubio now reconsidering a run for the Senate, Democratic leaders have sharpened their focus on Florida, piecing together an anti-Rubio campaign that attacks the Florida senator for skipping hearings and voting against a high-profile gun bill — and tying him to presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. But above all else, Democrats say, their donors and supporters will be motivated by the expectation that a Rubio loss would end the senator’s chances of ever becoming president.
“If Marco decides to run, it’s going to be tough,” Montana Sen. Jon Tester, head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, told CNN Tuesday. “If he gets beat twice in one year, it’s not good for him,” he added, a reference to Rubio’s defeat in his home state during the Republican presidential primary fight.
“Democrats are going to really go after him,” said one high-ranking Democratic source who asked not to be named discussing internal strategy. “Because if he loses this time, he’s gone for president in 2020.” For the full article click here
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