MARCO'S DAY – AT 8:55 A.M. ET:  Marco Rubio will announce his candidacy for president this evening in Miami, his home town.

When it was realized that he was going to announce one day after Hillary, some wondered whether his timing was self-defeating, whether he'd be lost in the Clinton avalanche.  That's still possible, of course, but I think it's also possible that his timing is brilliant.  The contrast between the contrived Clinton, fresh from the repair shop, and the young, dynamic Rubio will be stunning...if the mainstream media doesn't try to snuff Rubio out by ignoring him.   From the Washington Post: 

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the son of Cuban immigrants whose rapid political ascent was nearly blocked five years ago by national Republican leaders, will formally launch his campaign for president Monday evening in his hometown of Miami.

Rubio, the junior senator from Florida, will make the announcement in front of the city’s Freedom Tower, an iconic, Ellis Island-like downtown landmark where the federal government once processed Cuban immigrants fleeing the Castro regime. The site holds great personal importance for Rubio, his family and the city's influential Cuban-American community.

The announcement is expected to launch Rubio near the top of a crowded field of GOP presidential candidates even as recent polls have suggested that he will have to compete for support among other frontrunners, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.).

In recent weeks, Rubio has done little overt campaigning and has avoided joining the early fray, focusing instead on holding a handful of discreet fundraisers in New York, California, Texas, Illinois and Washington while consulting his family and close circle of advisers ahead of a formal launch.

But soon, he is expected to launch a tour of early primary states. After his announcement on Monday, he'll return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. On Thursday he'll travel to Boston for a fundraiser, before traveling to New Hampshire on Friday to join other GOP presidential candidates at a Republican summit, in Nashua, N.H.

COMMENT:  Marco will probably be hit especially hard by the press because he's dynamic, attractive, and a symbol of resistance to Fidel Castro.  There are still some on the left who cling to a romantic view of the Cuban "revolution" that brought Fidel to power.  Fidel has now handed that power to his brother, Raul.  I guess that's how "revolutionary" regimes do things.

Rubio has emerged as a fine spokesman on foreign policy, far more sophisticated than the amateurish Barack Obama.  He is quick on his feet, and tends to immerse himself in issues.  He is not perfect, and has had some wobbles and inconsistencies, but, on balance, I see him as a very powerful candidate who could defeat Hillary in the general election.  He's hard to resist.  She is eminently resistible.

April 13,  2015