Marco Rubio has been in Congress since 2011, and there’s a good chance he’ll be there a while longer, despite his spinelessness and wacko efforts to connect with the common voter. But even if the senator and Trump apologist holds his lead against his opponent, Florida representative Val Demings, into Election Day, at least he had to endure having his ass repeatedly handed to him during their first and only debate.
Rubio, to his credit, did his best to hold his own, when he wasn’t having a flop-sweated meltdown while being scolded. But Demings — who’s been trailing behind Rubio for months, and was down 6% in a poll from earlier this month — found repeated chances to let Rubio have it on a number of issues: abortion, gun control, his sketchy track record voting for legislation that could help his constituents.
For instance, here’s Demings hammering him on his stance on abortion, specifically many Republicans’ belief that there should be a total ban.
Val Demings has had more than enough of Marco Rubio’s shit and it’s absolutely glorious to behold.pic.twitter.com/NNLg2eAbQO
— Jo
(@JoJoFromJerz) October 18, 2022
“Now, as a police detective who investigated cases of rape and incest, no, Senator, I don’t think it’s okay for a 10-year-old girl to be raped and have to carry the seed of her rapist,” she thundered. “No, I don’t think it’s okay for you to make decisions for women and girls as a Senator. I think those decisions are made between the woman, her family, her doctor, and her faith.”
Rubio, who describes himself as “100% pro-life” but claims he accepts exceptions, repeatedly dodged questions about the latter.
Marco Rubio repeatedly refuses to say if he'd vote yes for a bill banning abortion with no exceptions pic.twitter.com/r7MTs7tSSA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 19, 2022
She also dragged him for his gun control stance, especially given how he used the Orlando nightclub gun massacre to bolster his 2016 re-election campaign.
Val Demings hammered Marco Rubio tonight after he said he wouldn’t support a ban on assault weapons for people under 21: “You made promises that you had no intentions of keeping to the parents of Parkland.” pic.twitter.com/0zlPajJequ
— Ron Filipkowski
(@RonFilipkowski) October 18, 2022
“Senator, you used the Pulse nightclub shooting as your inspiration to run again for the Senate in 2016,” she said. “Pulse is in my district. And yet, you’ve done nothing. Nothing to help address gun violence and get dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people.”
Rubio was his own worst enemy when he made nonsensical cases against ballot drop boxes.
Rubio's reasons that ballot drop boxes are bad:
1) someone might bomb them (?)
2) people don't have confidence in themthe first one isn't a thing, and the second is a result of GOP voters listening to people like him https://t.co/8ol9XCjvHr
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 19, 2022
Demings hammered away at him during her closing statement, too, saying he “will pick and choose winners and losers based on pay-to-play.” She pointed out he voted against legislation to help reduce the cost of prescription drugs, including insulin,” all while he looked exhausted.
Val Demings’ closing statement starts with Marco Rubio mopping up his flop sweat and ends with the moderator laughing at him and the audience erupting in thunderous applause for her
I think we can all agree she won the debate pic.twitter.com/25KSEz7ST2
— Qondi (@QondiNtini) October 19, 2022
Again, Demings may not have much of a chance and Rubio was able to get in some licks of his own. But people really enjoyed watching him get yelled at but good.
Damn. Val Demings is done with Marco Rubio. pic.twitter.com/TWyqrm3GRx
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) October 18, 2022
Val Demings absolutely humiliated Marco Rubio in tonight’s debate. Rubio only agreed to one debate. Let’s make this one worth it. Retweet and make sure everyone sees this. pic.twitter.com/Fk1Rrwxi5O
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 19, 2022
Trump broke Rubio. Rubio is like a shell of a person. Never looks like his heart is into anything. Just going through the motions. Even when he spouts the MAGA bullshit. You can tell he doesn’t believe it. It’s all on him though. Like all the others, he CHOSE to sell his soul.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 18, 2022
Shorter Rubio: there is nothing we can do to prevent 48k+ Americans from dying from guns every year (a crisis almost every other country has managed to get under control).
But for Rubio and other Republicans American deaths are the price we pay for them to retain their power. https://t.co/ugBfwuWU77
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) October 18, 2022
Val Demings comes out swinging. She’s not here for Lil Marco Rubio’s bullshit.
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) October 18, 2022
Woah! Get ‘em Val Demings!
How long will you sit and do nothing, Marco Rubio? pic.twitter.com/8s8QE98sL0
— Sam Jones (@SamJownes) October 18, 2022
Marco Rubio is a self-obsessed political opportunist who used the brutal murder of my best friends and 47 others to resuscitate his career.
It’s high time he answer these questions. This is the energy. pic.twitter.com/3ZbLzYtwcq
— Brandon Wolf (@bjoewolf) October 19, 2022
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