This morning, the Internet is abuzz with news of a consultant for Sen. Rand Paul claiming that an official from Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign punched him in the face in a Michigan bar ahead of a Republican gathering at Mackinac Island.
The natural question this triggered was, if there were to be an actual bar fight between the candidates themselves, who would win? Here are three reasons to believe that Rubio would emerge as the victor.
Rubio is more athletic
Though Paul played some football and swam, Rubio was a star football player at South Miami High School, and initially went to college on a football scholarship.
More recently, Rubio showed he hasn’t lost his killer instinct, having pegged a kid with a football just last month.
Paul is at a height disadvantage
Were Paul to win the Republican nomination, at 68 inches, he’d be the shortest major party nominee since Michael Dukakis. Though Rubio is no towering giant, his 2 inches of extra height would give him enough of a reach advantage to make it harder for Paul to land any power punches.
Rubio believes in preemptive force
Given his views on the use of force, Rubio would be much more likely to strike first, gaining an advantage that would be difficult for Paul to overcome. The fight may be over before Paul can say “just war theory.”
