Florida Sen. Marco Rubio released a new ad on Tuesday that will air in Iowa ahead of next week’s caucuses.
The ad shows people — a barber, waitress and handyman — watching Rubio talk on various screens.
“Washington is broken and both parties are to blame,” Rubio says in the ad. “But it will never get better if we keep sending people to Washington who will say or do anything to get elected. It is time for a president who will stand up to runaway government and fight Washington special interests in both parties. I tell people all the time: America doesn’t owe me anything, but I have a debt to America I can never repay.”
The ad features a soundtrack befitting a dramatic film and closes with a woman nodding her head while baking cookies.
The Rubio campaign’s ad stands in stark contrast to ads from Rubio’s super PAC that feature harsh criticism of his opponents. The tone the campaign ad puts forward also differs from the vituperative attack he lobbed at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on the campaign trail on Monday, arguing that Cruz defended the Chinese over American workers.
With only five days remaining until the Iowa caucus, Rubio is battling for a strong showing in the Hawkeye State. He ranks third in the Washington Examiner‘s newest GOP presidential power power rankings.
