Marco Rubio talk as possible Mitt Romney running mate and doubts May-2012

Would a Latino running mate help Romney, Republicans?

At the Council on Foreign relations this week, Sen. Marco Rubio talked tough on the international hotspot of the day, Syria.
"It's time to act now. I don't want to score political points on this issue, I want to see it resolved," Rubio told Time Magazine's Rick Stengel, the event's moderator.
Rubio says he doesn't want to score political points, but like it or not -- every move he makes these days is viewed through one prism: a potential vice presidential pick for Mitt Romney.
For many Republicans, Rubio is prime running mate material -- a fresh-faced, telegenic tea party favorite from Florida, a key battleground state.
And he is, of course, Hispanic -- a fast-growing ethnic group in the United States, a group Democrats dominated in presidential elections over the past four decades.
The impact of the 'Latino vote' beyond Texas

Battle for the Latino vote

Should Romney pick a Latino for VP?

Rubio awarded 'fancy tequila bottle'

Counting on the Latino vote
In 2008, only 31% of Latinos voted for Sen. John McCain. Nearly 7 in 10 voted for then-Sen. Barack Obama.
The best a GOP presidential candidate has ever done with Hispanics was George W. Bush in 2004, and he got just 44% of the group's vote.
A fair number of Republican strategists say that if Romney were to pick a Latino running mate, it could bridge the huge gap.
"Republicans need about 40% of the Hispanic vote to be competitive nationally," said GOP strategist Leslie Sanchez. "To add a candidate who happens to be of Hispanic descent is incredibly important, not only because it shows the party can be inclusive, but open-minded Latino independent voters will really see this is a reason to take a second look at the Republican party."

Romney's potential running mate: Marco Rubio

With unofficial Republican nominee Mitt Romney due to make his decision shortly, here's one in a series of Politics Now profiles of potential vice presidential running mates.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/01/politics/latino-vp-candidates-romney/index.html

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