|[[Marco Rubio]]
|The Republican Party will want this freshman [[U.S. Senator]] in the primary debates, which he's then likely to win because of his charisma, stronger stance on social issues, and [[Tea Party]] appeal; in the general election he would pull [[Florida]] and many Hispanic voters away from the Democrats.
|Will face the liberal [[double standard]]: what's OK for Obama (e.g., inexperience) is somehow not OK for a [[conservative]]. Some Republican voters may think he's really running to be selected as Vice President. His Both his parents were not US citizens Cuban exiles seeking asylum in the U.S. at the time of his birth. He has , giving him a much greater claim to being a natural-born citizen than Obama doeshas.
|Did not seek Palin endorsement; sometimes on Fox
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