Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio will be the keynote speaker at the conservative CPAC conference. Politico reports:
“We chose Rubio because he is an upcoming leader. He is someone that a lot of people are excited about,” De Pasquale told POLITICO. “His name keeps getting brought up and we decided that he would be a good keynote for 2010.”
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Rubio Communications Director Alex Burgos said that “Marco Rubio is honored by the invitation and opportunity. He looks forward to sharing his vision of why mainstream conservative Republicans are needed in Washington more than ever.”Rubio is facing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in the Republican primary in a race that is being billed as a bellwether for the direction of the Republican Party. Crist has the support of numerous Republican leaders in Washington, while Rubio touts the support of the conservative grass roots.
