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George Will: GOP’s election night winner was Marco Rubio

Jeff Poor Media Reporter
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Finding a silver lining for Republicans in Tuesday night’s presidential election loss might seem like a tall order. But if there is one, Washington Post columnist George Will said, it will be the inevitable rise of Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

Following ABC’s declaration of President Barack Obama’s re-election, Will explained that the GOP will look to Rubio to lead the party and expand its demographic appeal.

Obama “did close with a kick and both sides fought a gallant fight,” Will said. “Mitt Romney had a problem — I think Nicolle [Wallace], you were talking about. During the Republican nominating process, the party turned first to one person and then to another to try and avoid what turned out to be inevitable.”

“If there’s a winner tonight, it’s the senator from Florida, Marco Rubio. Because all eyes are now going to be turned to him as a man who might have a way to broaden the demographic appeal of this party.”

(h/t Real Clear Politics Video)

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