Sen. Marco Rubio Speaks at South Carolina Republican Fundraiser

South Carolina Republican Fundraiser

Sen. Marco Rubio Speaks at South Carolina Republican Fundraiser

South Carolina Republican Fundraiser

Marco Rubio

Washington, DC
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has been mentioned as a possible running mate with Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, was the keynote speaker Saturday at the South Carolina Republican Party Silver Elephant fundraising dinner.
The Senator called the President Obama one the most “divisive” and “destructive” political figures the country has ever seen. “The president and his party’s view of America’s government and our lives is a failed one. It hasn’t worked. His ideas that sounded so good in the classrooms of Harvard and Yale haven’t really worked out well in the real world,” the Senator said. “They get frustrated. They can’t win on their record, and so they’ve chosen to go down a different road, one that I think is destructive, counterproductive, and very unfortunate."
“For all the policy disagreements that we may have with the president, it is hard to understate how much he inspired people across this country four years ago, with his promises to unite America and lift it up,” he added. “The man who today occupies the White House and is running for president is a very different person. We have not seen such a divisive figure in modern American history as we have over the last three and a half years.”
Senator Rubio was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. Other speakers included Senators Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint from South Carolina as well as state Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly.
The 45th annual event took place at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia.