Marco Rubio is on the rise, and past members of Hillary Clinton’s inner circle are afraid.
Patti Solis Doyle, who served as Clinton’s campaign manager during her failed 2008 White House bid, told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the Florida senator is “inspirational” and tops her list of the GOP candidates who scare her in a general election against the former secretary of state.
When asked by Tapper who most strikes fear into her, Solis Doyle name-checked Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
“I think a Rubio/Kasich or Kasich/Rubio is a pretty scary ticket,” Solis Doyle said.
The former Clinton campaign hand, who also ran the former secretary of state’s Senate contests in 2000 and 2006, also argued that Rubio has a good chance at picking off enough Latino votes to help propel him into the White House.
“I think he has a good chance at it,” Solis Doyle said. “I think — he’s young. I think he is inspirational.”
“Like I said, scary ticket,” she added.
The Florida senator, who currently sits fourth in the latest Washington Examiner power rankings, has seen an uptick in his polling numbers since a solid performance the second GOP debate
Rubio currently sits fourth among the GOP field with a shade under 10 percent, according to the latest RealClearPolitics national average, with only Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina topping him.
