The super PAC supporting Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential bid has prepared its first television advertisement, one that seems to be preparing for the possibility of more attacks from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
At the same time, Conservative Solutions PAC dismissed Bush as an already failed candidate on Friday in a memorandum the group sent to donors and supporters that was obtained by the Washington Examiner.
“When you consider all angles, as we do, we believe there are really only four candidates with a reasonable chance of becoming the Republican nominee: Senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and Senator Ted Cruz. And when you look on to the general election against Hillary Clinton, we are convinced that Marco gives the GOP its best chance to win,” wrote the super PAC’s lead strategists, Warren Tompkins and Jon Lerner.
Notably, there’s no mention of Bush, the former front-runner who has begun taking aim at fellow Floridian Rubio as part of his strategy for climbing back into contention in the race for the 2016 Republican nomination. Bush’s independent super PAC, Right to Rise USA, also has started attacking Rubio.
Both are prosecuting a strategy of trying to undercut Rubio for missing Senate votes to campaign for president, and for lacking the requisite experience to be an effective commander-in-chief.
Conservative Solutions PAC hasn’t set a date to begin airing the new television ad, at least according to the memo. But the group included the 60 second spot with the memo that it issued to donors and supporters.
The positive ad opens with a sound clip of President Ronald Reagan and focuses on Rubio’s upbringing as the son of poor Cuban immigrants, battle against the Republican establishment in Florida, and his theme of offering a generational change of leadership.
“As you know, our PAC has not yet run a single TV ad. But we are very well prepared to do so at the right time. While we have not made a final decision about when to begin airing it, we wanted to show you what our first TV ad looks like. We hope you agree that it captures the essence of what Marco’s candidacy is all about,” Tompkins and Lerner said.
