Marco Rubio Controls the Fate of the World

One man will decide the future of the country and currently carries the power to anoint the next President of the United States, Senator Marco Rubio. 

At first glance, the results of Super Tuesday seemed grim. Cruz needed a big victory to reverse Trump’s momentum and marginalize Rubio, but Cruz only won three of the twelves states and Rubio won Minnesota keeping him somewhat relevant. Trump carried eight of the twelve states for an apparently massive win, and at the end of the day, Trump’s delegate count of 319 gave him a huge lead over Cruz’s 226 and Rubio’s 110.

However on closer inspection, Cruz performed fairly well. Looking purely at the Super Tuesday delegates, Trump only collected 237 to Cruz’s 209. That’s hardly a staggering margin, and Cruz placed second in the five states he lost. That’s a solid showing which proves Cruz has the potential to challenge Trump. In a head-to-head poll, Cruz solidly beats Trump among GOP voters by an eight-point margin. Cruz can and almost certainly would win in this scenario, but he can only do it if Rubio drops out of the race. 

Unfortunately, Rubio seems unlikely to wave the white flag because he has bet everything on the presidency. Florida law forbids anyone from running for multiple elected offices at once meaning that by running for president, Rubio has sacrificed his senatorial position. Rubio might be eyeing a run for Florida governor in 2018, but even this may be too ambitious considering that Rubio is losing to Trump by twenty points in his own home state, and this can’t possibly help his chances of becoming governor of the Sunshine State. You can’t blame the guy for trying, but politically speaking, Rubio has climbed out on a limb and sawed it off behind himself. Rubio’s retirement from the GOP primary may very well mark the death knell of his political life, so what incentive does he have to give up the minuscule chance he retains of becoming President?

Two things might compel Rubio to drop. First, Cruz could offer Rubio a slot as Vice-President. This would require Rubio to humble himself and look past the pools of bad blood spilt with Cruz, but it would keep Rubio in the political spotlight and give him a chance at the Presidency after a term or two of a Cruz Presidency. Second, Rubio’s distaste for Trump might be greater than his resentment towards Cruz. Common enemies create common allies, and much more unlikely political alliances have been forged.

The conservative movement has been suspicious of the ultimate loyalty of Marco Rubio for years, but at last, we will finally see Rubio’s true agenda. Rubio can stay in the race thereby ensuring victory for the immoral, big government Republican Donald Trump or Rubio can leave the race and throw his support behind the consistent conservative constitutionalist Ted Cruz. The moment of truth has arrived and the fate of the nation rests in the hands of Marco Rubio.