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Rubio Confuses Iowa Supporters

January 9, 2016 · 7:29 am ET · 12 Comments

New York Times: “Many of Mr. Rubio’s supporters in Iowa see him as something of a political commitment-phobe — standoffishly gracing Republican voters with his presence in abbreviated spurts, then disappearing just as quickly. This was a busy week for Mr. Rubio in Iowa: five events over three days. Mr. Cruz did five a day.”

“But his drive-by campaigning style and unorthodox, underlying strategy — deliberately keeping expectations low about how well he will do here in the Feb. 1 caucuses or in other early contests, while maintaining an active and expensive political operation — are raising questions about what he is running for. Is he hoping to win? To place?”

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