Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) doesn’t think “first-termers” like Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rand Paul (R-KY) or Ted Cruz (R-TX) are ready to be president, the Huffington Post reports.
Said Dole: “A number of the younger members, first-termers like Rand Paul, Rubio and that extreme-right-wing guy — Ted Cruz? All running for president now. I don’t think they’ve got enough experience yet.”
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