Lion Heart 15,041 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Florida Sen. Marco Rubio got booed off a stage in Orlando on Sunday by a crowd that was overwhelmingly Latino. It happened at Calle Orange, a street festival in downtown Orlando geared toward the city's large Puerto Rican community. The icy reception was an indication of the challenges that Rubio, a Republican of Cuban heritage, has faced in locking down support from Latinos in Florida as the state's Latino electorate has begun to shift to the left. Some Latinos, including several people in the crowd, have expressed anger over his endorsement of Donald Trump, who kicked off his presidential campaign last year by disparaging Mexican immigrants. .. At first, there was no visible hostility toward Rubio when he arrived at the festival on Sunday. He was greeted by a group of volunteers wearing Rubio campaign T-shirts and playing Plena, a rhythmic style of music native to Ponce, Puerto Rico. The musicians accompanied Rubio as he and his aides walked toward the stage. He stopped for selfies along the way. But when he took the stage, there was a spattering of boos from the crowd. When the emcee introduced the senator, they grew louder. "I'm going to introduce a man who represents Latinos, no matter where you're from," the emcee boomed in Spanish. The boos grew louder still. "Ladies and gentlemen, the senator for the state of Florida, a Latino like you and me ... his name is Marco Rubio! Applaud!" Instead, the boos rained down on the senator, drowning out what appeared to be a handful of supporters in the crowd. "Thank you for having me today," Rubio said, also in Spanish. "I want you to enjoy this day. We're not going to talk about politics today. Thank God for this beautiful day, and for our freedom, our democracy, our vote and our country. God bless you all, thank you very much." Then he left the stage, to more boos. His appearance at Calle Orange seemed to be an embarrassing miscalculation for Rubio, who is locked in a tight race for re-election against his Democratic challenger, Rep. Patrick Murphy. The most recent CBS News/YouGov poll of the race showed them tied among Florida Hispanics at 40 percent. LISTEN here: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/25/499302234/attempting-to-woo-latino-voters-marco-rubio-gets-booed-at-orlando-festival Boos loudest around the 30 sec mark. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 FLORIDA MONSTERS VOTE FOR PATRICK MURPHY ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissyFromSpace 20,884 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 LMFAOOOOO Barbie elitist - Weaboo - Sissy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JevyDuty 2,961 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 We are far from stupid. He does not represent us in congress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Oh well... Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,654 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Good. Anyone who endorses someone like Trump desrved to be shamed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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