Rubio Running Scared As He Backs Out Of Univision Debate

Marco Rubio has backed out of a scheduled debate on Univision with his Democratic challenger Patrick Kennedy. Rubio had insisted on the debate being held in Spanish despite having held debates in English on the network in previous campaigns. President Obama was in Florida yesterday and blasted Rubio for still supporting Donald Trump, saying, “there has to be a point where you stand for something more than just party, or more than just your own career.” Rubio’s seat seemed safe earlier this summer but new polls show the race is now a statistical tie with Rubio’s 2-point lead well within the margin of error. Rubio tried to show his independence earlier this week by saying Republicans should not be so happy about the problems that WikiLeaks has created for Hillary Clinton as it could easily happen to them next time. But Obama brought the focus right back to where it belongs and that is Rubio’s refusal to repudiate Trump, especially after Trump’s refusal to respect the outcome of the election. By pulling out of this debate right now, it certainly looks like Rubio is running scared.