...He is a freshman senator, a career legislator, and not especially friendly to libertarian priorities like reforming the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices. He is positioning himself as the aggressive foreign policy candidate. The donor class is betting that, by 2016, Americans will have soured on Obama’s laissez-faire approach to great power politics and his incessant meddling in minor, low-stakes conflicts around the world. They seem to think voters will be attracted to a candidate who will not allow conflicts like the Syrian civil war to metastasize and conflagrate into a global crisis. At least, they don’t want to cede that ground entirely to Hillary Clinton who will also run as an interventionist improving on the Obama model.
For libertarian purists, the lamentable verdict on American retrenchment is in: It has been attempted, and it has failed. It’s time to go back to basics.
Icy hot take from non-interventionist @michaelbd on how Rubio is underestimated & Paul’s foreign policy will hurt him http://t.co/w7XGwigQtv
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) January 27, 2015The Hero's Journey Of Marco Rubio: A source tells Politico that Sen. Marco Rubio won an informal straw poll of.. http://t.co/KuqrqVDxXR
— Chris (@Chris_1791) January 28, 2015Does Marco Rubio Have a Place in the 2016 Field?: Jim Geraghty points out this ABC News story that strongly su... http://t.co/70PG2cjvQi
— National Review (@NROcorner) January 23, 2015Marco Rubio aide: He told us to 'proceed as if he is running for president' http://t.co/O9Zb7B3J7O #2016 #MarcoRubio
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 23, 2015
