Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pleaded for campaign donations on Tuesday, amid reports of fundraising trouble in the GOP.
During a Fox News interview ahead of Tuesday’s primary elections in Florida, Rubio begged supporters to send him money, claiming the Democratic front-runner, Rep. Val Demings, is getting money from “far-left Marxists” who contribute “50 bucks a month or whatever” to her campaign.
“God knows where the money’s coming from,” he whined.
It’s a rich claim from Rubio, who’s relied on a team of uber-wealthy, right-wing donors to keep his political career afloat in Florida.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) pleads with the Fox News audience for donations:
— The Recount (@therecount) August 23, 2022
“[Val Demings] is raising all these small-dollar donors on ActBlue and God knows where the money’s coming from … I need people to help me … We are being out-raised by these far-left Marxists.” pic.twitter.com/hqqLhcGGxY
There could be a couple factors at play in Rubio’s political panhandling. First, we can’t reject the possibility that sheer greed is the motivating factor for his begging. Although Rubio’s campaign may be pulling in less money than Demings’ bid, there’s nothing stopping any of his wealthy conservative supporters from pouring money into the race. And his campaign just recently purchased more than $1 million in ads set to air in the next month.








