Marco Rubio Says No to Running for President in 2012

Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 29, 2011 - 10:21am

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio ruled out running for the presidency in 2012. In an interview on ABC News, Rubio insisted he was focused on his current position and would not join the increasingly crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination.

The reality is that I ran for the United States Senate for a simple reason, said Rubio. The United States Senate is a pretty important job, too.

I just got elected three months ago, and so how can I be a full-time United Sates senator if my eyes are already on running for something else? added Rubio.

I'm not running for president in 2012, concluded Rubio. I want to be a United States senator. I want to be the best United States senator that Florida's ever had.

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