Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says the media is fixated on a small portion of Saturday night’s GOP debate, and that he’s going to continue hitting home his point about how President Obama is working to reshape America and its role in the world.
“I doubt it gave very many people pause. It was a debate, and we did great in that debate,” Mr. Rubio said in an interview that aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. “By every metric that we looked at in our campaign, from fundraising to interest on the Web, to Google searches, we had a very strong debate.”
“The media’s fixated on the first 10 minutes, but the voters are looking at the totality … especially in a place like New Hampshire,” he said.
Mr. Rubio was attacked during the debate by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for appearing overly scripted, and delivered similar lines criticizing Mr. Obama for intentionally trying to reshape America.
“I’m not going to stop saying what I’m saying,” he said Tuesday. “My whole campaign is built on this idea that the country’s headed in the wrong direction as a result of a deliberate effort on the part of this president to put in place policies that change the relationship of government to our economy and America’s role in the world.”
“That is the core of our campaign. We look forward to continuing to say that,” he said.
Mr. Rubio is part of a crowded group of candidates jockeying for second place in New Hampshire behind businessman Donald Trump in recent polling. He said he has more national security and foreign policy experience than any other Republican candidate.
“I would say I give our party the best chance to do three things: to unify, to grow, and to win,” he said. “I think voters understand I’m as qualified and as conservative as anyone in this race, but I give us the best chance to win.”
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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