Marco’s moment: Likely mid-April campaign will launch in the shadow of global instability

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For conservative columnist Peggy Noonan, the staging of Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) presidential campaign announcement raised the bar considerably for the rest of the expansive slate of prospective Republican White House candidates.

 

“His announcement Monday at Liberty University was a wow, really brilliant,” she wrote. “It’s giving future contenders announcement envy. They’re all going to have to up their game and produce an announcement that’s dynamic, rousing, and shows at least someone is excited about their entry.”

 

Cruz’s announcement accentuated the major thematic elements of his presidential bid. Speaking before a large audience of students at the university founded by Jerry Falwell, the parameters of Cruz’s pitch to the electorate were clearly defined. Young, passionate, and evangelical, Cruz’s entry into the 2016 race was choreographed to communicate that the tea party movement had matured and was ready to govern the country.

 

Theater and optics cannot be underestimated, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is reportedly ready to rise to the occasion. According to Politico, Rubio will reveal his presidential intentions in mid-April, and he will do so in a setting that highlights his value as a presidential candidate.

 

“Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is strongly considering launching his presidential campaign April 13 at the Freedom Tower, a historic Miami landmark known as the ‘Ellis Island of the South,’ according to Republicans familiar with his thinking,” Politico reported. “From its name to its history – it once served as a U.S. clearinghouse for Cuban exiles fleeing Fidel Castro – Miami’s Mediterranean-style Freedom Tower underscores the themes of Rubio’s political career and his likely campaign.”

 

“He’s a first-generation son of immigrants who has sought to make the American Dream synonymous with his biography,” the report continued.

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Enter Marco Rubio.