Marco Rubio: No 2016 Decision Until After November Elections

Appearing on Face the Nation on CBS this past weekend, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was asked by Bob Schieffer about his plans for 2016. Rubio said he would put off a decision until after the November elections.

You've been thinking obviously about whether to run for the Republican nomination in 2016, Schieffer said. Are you anywhere close to making a decision on that?

Well, you know, I'll have to make a decision in 2016 either way, because I'm up for re-election in the Senate and for me it's not going to be about the position, Rubio answered. It's going to be about where can I best advocate for a 21st century reform agenda that allows us to usher in another American century.

The decision I have to make is can I best do that as a senator or can I best do that as running and hopefully winning the presidency, Rubio added. And that is a question I'll have more clarity on after this midterm, because I can promise you this: the one place where I will not be able to do that from is a Senate that is still run by Harry Reid, that allows no votes on anything of substance or importance.