http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65277.html Rubio shuts door on VP nod 10/5/11 8:19 PM EDT The AP: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he's not going to be the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012 because he's focused on being a U.S. senator. Speaking at a political forum in Washington, Rubio said flatly: "I'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee." He then repeated himself. Rubio said he didn't run for the Senate "to have a launching pad for another job." The Cuban-American Rubio had been seen as a potential draw for the critical Hispanic vote. It's important to bear in mind that politicians make all kinds of declarations that they then revisit - Rick Perry wasn't running, Haley Barbour probably was - in the name of service. But that line about the Senate as a launchpad is a bit hard to walk back. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65277.html#ixzz1ZxoY1uSE
Would have been a big mistake,non Cuban Hispanics hate Rubio (Many Cubans do too)and blacks hate Cain