Rubio’s Caution Catches Up to Him

“Marco Rubio isn’t really a robot – he isn’t dumb or teleprompter-tied – but he is a calculating and cautious candidate, and in the mean, fast-moving 2016 primary, caution can sometimes kill,” Politico reports.

“Gloss, discipline, natural speaking talent and planning have been the hallmarks of Rubio’s methodical presidential campaign, positioning him for a surprise third-place win in Iowa, and a possible surge here on Tuesday. Rubio knows his path to his party’s nomination is narrow – a needle-thread between the tea party and establishment wings of a divided GOP – but he’s also an fundamentally risk-averse politician who often seeks the safety of a script, as his mechanical recitation of the same anti-Obama talking points four times at the final debate before the primary here painfully revealed.”