“You can be the world’s greatest surfer and you can show up to the beach with the best surfboard you can imagine. But if there’s no waves that day, there’s nothing you can do about it.”
— Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), quoted by NBC News, on his chances if he runs for president in 2024.
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