“For governors that’s going to be a challenge, at least initially,” Rubio added, “since they don’t deal with foreign policy on a daily basis.”
The argument offers an early look at what the Florida senator’s primary pitch would be if he does decide to make a play for the White House in 2016.
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Rubio’s made one thing abundantly clear, however, and he repeated it Wednesday: He won’t try to run for both reelection to the Senate and for president at the same time.
“If I decide that I want to be president of the United States, that’s what I’m going to run for,” Rubio said. “If I decide to make that decision, it will not be with the intention of looking for a Plan B if it doesn’t work out.”