Rubio Thinks About Tomorrow

Miami
Florida senator Marco Rubio announced his campaign for the presidency Monday in a stirring speech at Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, just miles away from his childhood home.

The well-choreographed announcement showcased Rubio’s gifts as an orator and gave his audience glimpses of the personal story he will use to sell his candidacy over the next year, perhaps longer. It’s a powerful story and Rubio tells it well. The son of Cuban exiles who worked long hours—his father was a bartender and his mother a maid—to provide for their children, Rubio speaks to middle class voters as one of their own.