A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s senior Senator is poised to move to the State Department. And that’s just fine with 1,593 adults polled between Dec. 8 and Dec. 10 by YouGov.
The survey shows 45% of respondents feel favorably about Donald Trump selecting U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to be America’s top diplomat, with just 31% disapproving.
The deepest resistance is among self-identified Kamala Harris voters and Democrats, in a sign that the partisan polemic ahead of November’s election continues to sway their views.
Three-fifths of those from the opposition party disapprove of the Rubio pick, against 20% approval. Meanwhile, 65% of Harris supporters hate the Trump choice, while just 22% like it.
Independents and Republicans are a different story.
While 28% of no-party voters are a no on Rubio, 42% approve of the selection.
Among Republicans, 75% prefer the pick, with just 7% harboring qualms.
Trump voters, unsurprisingly, are also on board.
A resounding 82% of them back the Miami Republican’s selection, while just 7% disapprove.
Rubio has been steeped in intelligence matters and promises a proactive posture regarding threats from China, Russia, Iran and their allies.
He was shortlisted for Vice President, but the hurdle of having two members of the ticket from the same state seemed to be a deal-breaker for Trump.
If confirmed, Rubio will be the first Hispanic Secretary of State, and his history on issues impacting Florida could hint significantly at his approach to the role.
He serves as the top Republican on the Senate Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, and brings a high level of focus on foreign relations in the Caribbean and South America.
During Trump’s first term, the President leaned on Rubio as what The New York Times called a “virtual secretary of state for Latin America,” with policy being summed up as MMRH: “Make Marco Rubio Happy.”
6 comments
Linwood Wright
December 11, 2024 at 11:56 am
I’m an American. I don’t approve.
MH/Duuuval
December 11, 2024 at 1:33 pm
Marco has tried to make himself over as a foreign policy wonk, but his blind spot will always be Cuba.
He’s representative of the first two waves of Cuban emigres who have few remaining ties with the island and still hold to the fantasy of returning in triumph to reclaim their properties.
More recent emigres have taken advantage of every opportunity provided by the US to go back home, renew family ties, and bring material goods and money to the old folks who have suffered under 65 years of enforced isolation. Rubio is deaf to these folks.
Ocean Joe
December 11, 2024 at 5:27 pm
Will be interesting to see how Rubio reacts when Trump tries to deport ‘dreamers.’ I guess there’ll be an exception for Cuban and Slovenian migrants. Hope he lives up to all those Bible quotes when the time comes.
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
December 11, 2024 at 7:45 pm
When do the Father of Lies bidding, Trump The White Spiteful Devil,you open up the Gates of hell to yourself
MarvinM
December 13, 2024 at 12:01 am
Marco Rubio as SoS is absolutely the least thing I am worried about in this administration.
Tulsi Gabbard at DNI? – allied sources refusing to release intel to her.
Pete Hegseth as DoD? – The stint as weekend Fox show host doesn’t qualify you at all for the post. BTW I have only two words for your stupid rebuke of women in combat, and those two words are “Israeli Army”. Plenty of women in combat there, Pete.
Kash Patel for head of FBI? – J. Edgar Hoover all over again. Except at least JEH could administer. Kash’ll go after people who could be your friends if they ever had anything to do with Hillary, Nancy, Joe, Jill, Adam, Eric, Liz, Hunter, etc., seize their phones, tell them they need to keep records and if they don’t hand them over they’ll be in big trouble.
Meanwhile, actual stuff we need done from our FBI won’t be done. Like prosecuting credit card fraud. Or serious murder cases. Keeping track of terrorist activity and any imminent threat. Or civil rights crimes. Or any number of other things they could be spending their time and our dollars on other than useless
There are so many good reasons for our senators to use their power to advise and consent to NOT support a president’s pick who is unqualified, possible compromised, and just wholly unsuited for the position he was nominated for.
But hey, if you are OK with Elon Musk spending money on ads to tell Iowans to call Joni Earnst to strongarm her into voting for Hegseth, well, then, I guess you are OK with the idea that only the rich are allowed to have ideas that our politicians will listen to.
Pease call our senators and tell them:
NO on Hegseth
NO on Gabbard
NO on Patel
They are dangerous to our country.
MH/Duuuval
December 13, 2024 at 1:57 pm
The civil rights cases under Trump will be for the rights of the majority.
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