Marco Rubio Talks About The State of the Race on "Hannity"

by the politics of self preservation have claimed yet another victim just a short time ago Florida governor Charlie Crist announced that

he will stay in the Florida Senate race but not as a Republican no instead he'll be running as

an independent now his decision to drop out of the GOP primary comes as he trails former Florida house speaker Marco Rubio by a wide margin in the polls in

just a moment miss via will join us for an exclusive interview but first we went back into our library here fox an uncovered some video that

is your chance to dispel all the rumors are you willing to pledge right here right now that you will run in

the Republican primary for the U. S. Senate and not run as an independent I'm running as a Republican Camarillo battling out that

will run not for governor you run for Senate and you will run as a in the Republican primary Chris I'm running for the United States Senate I

know that our country needs help I'm running as a Republican how what a difference a month makes but that is not the only promise that governor Christie is now ready to break let's

take a look at this will you support the winner of the GOP primary whether it's you or Marco Rubio of

back thanks for having me back alright let me ask the question based on the fox news Sunday interview he said he would run as an independent you

would endorse the Republican what do you make of his announcement well anyone telling the truth when he said that are obviously he's changed his mind because the thaw preservation you

know as far as I'm concerned is a change the race in awe when I got in this race I got in this race because I didn't see anybody else running that

would stand up to Barack Obama's agenda and offer a clear alternative and that's still the case I'm running against two candidates Kendrick meek and Charlie Crist who

that's fine too you know some of the things we believe in limited government free enterprise that the world is a better place when Americans the strongest country in the world he's

a mainstream American positions that are shared by the vast majority of Floridians work when the selection because we're on the right side of the issue I

look let me ask you know as as character now emerged as an issue inspite I in light of that fox

news Sunday interview with Chris Wallace you think it's an issue we had for example a former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani right here on this program he

said the governor crest on two occasions look him in the eye promised him an indoor smoke and broke his word this

character now an issue in the campaign what characters always an issue but I'll tell you what's really problematic is the one thing that's really missing in American politics today is accountability via the ability to elect somebody who says we're going to do something and

then they go to Washington and do it and the problem is as I have said is that the scourge of modern American politics our

folks that'll say or do anything to get elected there are there are number one interest is climbing up the political ladder and I thought I

think we saw an example of that today I think it's sad I think it's unfortunate but the good news is I believe the voters of Florida are going to take care of this problem in

November here in Florida what if you make a lake in the weekly standard report that came out today that apparently governor Chris their reporting reached

surprises me anymore unfortunately as I said this is about self preservation this is not about principles this is not about anything

other than the easiest way to try to extend their own political career I think it's sad quite frankly but as