.@marcorubio: "This election is a generational choice about what kind of country we will be" http://cnn.it/1Nzj0Rh
.@marcorubio: Hillary Clinton is a leader from yesterday, "promising to take us back" http://cnn.it/1Nzj0Rh
He's in: Marco Rubio's presidential challenge - CNN.com
Sen. Marco Rubio cast himself as the forward-looking candidate to lead the nation toward a new American century when he announced his presidential bid Monday, framing the election as a "generational choice" for Americans.
"Grounded by the lessons of our history, but inspired by the promise of our future, I announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America," Rubio told supporters at Miami's Freedom Tower.
Rubio wasted no time in taking a swipe at Clinton.
"Just yesterday, a leader from yesterday," he said, as the crowd erupted in boos, "began a campaign for President by promising to take us back to yesterday. But yesterday is over, and we are never going back."
Rubio's candidacy will also lean heavily on his personal story as the son of Cuban immigrants. In his speech, he told the story of his parents' struggles and said that today, the American Dream seems unattainable for many because "too many of our leaders and their ideas are stuck in the twentieth century."
"My candidacy might seem improbable to some watching from abroad," Rubio said. "In many countries, the highest office in the land is reserved for the rich and powerful. But I live in an exceptional country, I live in an exceptional country, where even the son of a bartender and a maid can have the same dreams and the same future as those who come from power and privilege."
But while Rubio has all the makings of a winning presidential candidate ― youth, a compelling personal narrative and deep roots in a crucial swing state ― he's still missing one thing: Support.
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米共和党のルビオ氏、大統領選出馬を正式表明 43歳の若さ強調 | Reuters
４３歳のルビオ氏は、民主党候補のヒラリー・クリントン氏を「過去のリーダー」と批判。米国が課題を解決し世界経済で競争するためには、過去の政治にとらわれない新しいリーダーシップが必要と訴えた。
共和党で大統領選出馬を正式に表明したのは、テッド・クルーズ上院議員、ランド・ポール上院議員に次いで３人目。ジェブ・ブッシュ元フロリダ州知事も出馬が見込まれるが、まだ正式には表明していない。
