Marco Rubio Looks Back at Primary and Ahead to November

Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday night, Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Mitt Romneys big win in the GOP primary in the Sunshine State would help him if he emerges to take on President Barack Obama in November. Rubio has not endorsed any of the Republican presidential hopefuls.

I stand by what I said earlier today: I think, at the end of the day, however long this process may take, I think if you win in Florida I think its a pretty good indication -- even in a Republican primary -- about how you are going to do in a general election, Rubio told Fox News.

Rubio said attack ads helped shape the outcome in Florida -- and may do so again come November, possibly to the Republican candidate's detriment.

I do think these ads could have an impact, especially in Florida, Rubio said. This is not one of those states where in November its automatically in the Republican column. I mean, our nominee's going to have to come back here to Florida and is going to have to win the vote, and so some of these things that are being said now in January are still going to be on their minds in October when theyre making up their mind about the next president of the United States ... Ultimately, I do think it can be a factor and we should be concerned about that.