Gary Legum looks at Glug Glug's appeal to the media, even when it's clear both the candidate and his campaign are pathetic:
Observers have long noted the kid gloves Rubio gets on both the campaign trail and often onstage in the Republican debates. Which was why Chris Christie’s effective attack on him in the last New Hampshire debate was surprising only to people who had not noticed it before. [snip]
What accounts for this phenomenon? There are a couple of possibilities. Rubio running in the general election against either Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton would give the media the sort of easy youth-vs.-experience narrative that has fueled more than one presidential campaign in the past. Rubio is young and telegenic, and you can see the press corps get excited about that the way they got excited about Barack Obama in 2008 or (ironically) Bill Clinton in 1992. Rubio is fresh-faced! He’s relatable! He likes football and rap music! He got busted for underage drinking once!"And he'll take us back to 19th Century America!" (h/t old classmate Peter Fenn)
The ineptitude of young Glug Glug's campaign can be demonstrated both in a visual and substantive way in this one fact- averse ad, which not only bollixes the old Reagan trope of "morning in America" by now suggesting decline rather than rebirth, but manages to use the skyline of ... Vancouver, Canada, as its accompanying visual. Hahahaha! Well played, young Glug Glug! Not to worry -- we're sure your adoring media will spin this as a subtle dig at Canadian ham Sen. "Tailgunner Ted" Cruz!
BONUS: Elias Isquith has more.
UPDATE: Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson had this to say about Glug Glug's appropriation of the Vancouver skyline:
“If Marco Rubio likes Vancouver’s waterfront that much, I’d encourage him to come check out our universal healthcare, public transit and Pride parade."
