By Tess Griesedieck
Coming off of Thursday’s GOP debate, Marco Rubio made his way to Dallas to rally the crowd before Super Tuesday. Rubio took many explosive aims at fellow GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump during the debate and continued that trend throughout the rally this morning.
The Rubio rally took place at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas’s Arts District and the Dallas traffic showed that. Cars were going slow as soon as they got on Woodall Rodgers Freeway and free parking near Klyde Warren was completely full by 8:30 a.m.
Traffic slows to a crawl as everyone is driving to meet @marcorubio #j4398 #worthit pic.twitter.com/aobp2fpxgm
— Tess Griesedieck (@tessg94) February 26, 2016
Everyone who had registered for the 9 a.m. event arrived around 8:30 a.m. and milled around the lawn while a patriotic mix of popular country songs played from the stage.
Stage is set for @marcorubio ! Tune in to @SMUTV when #RealTalk recaps the rally! #j4398 pic.twitter.com/5kvLsB82Bx
— Tess Griesedieck (@tessg94) February 26, 2016
However, media crews gathered hours before the rest of the crowds to set up and start filming.
Feeling extra lucky today. I’m covering the @marcorubio rally. Excitement is in the air! @SMUTV #MarcoRubio pic.twitter.com/f9cN9lEe76
— Sofia Arazoza (@Sofia_Arazoza) February 26, 2016
Hundreds of people were gathered for the event, despite the chilly weather that fell over Dallas that morning. But the man of the hour, Rubio, was nearly an hour late for the event.
Just confirmed… Senator Rubio is here and on the ground on his way to the event! @marcorubio @RealTalk_2016
— Emily Fann (@FannEmily) February 26, 2016
Once he arrived, though, the crowd became electric and Rubio got right to hitting the strong points. He started off his speech with the same fire from the Debate last night. He was hitting back at Donald Trump and telling the crowd some behind the scenes secrets from the night.
“He was putting make up on his mustache & wanted a full length mirror maybe to check if his pants were wet” Who knew #Marco was a comedian?
— Sofia Arazoza (@Sofia_Arazoza) February 26, 2016
While Rubio began the event with lots of jokes and laughs, he made sure to point out the seriousness of the upcoming vote on Super Tuesday and how it could affect the Republican Party.
After Rubio stressed what he thinks are the dangers of voting for Donald Trump, he transitioned into his own view for the country under President Rubio. Many times he said he would repeal the Iran Deal that President Obama made and look into rolling back Obamacare. However, he also stressed the importance of uniting the country and making sure he would make life better for all people.
.@marcorubio says”You can lift people up without bringing people down”- #Dallas crowd erupts @RealTalk_2016 pic.twitter.com/IiGvaOidiA
— Sofia Arazoza (@Sofia_Arazoza) February 26, 2016
After close to 30 minutes of speaking, Rubio reminded everyone gathered to vote and make sure all of their friends voted as well. As he said goodbye and left the stage, the crowd cheered and clapped until he was long out of sight. Rubio’s speech came just ahead of Donald Trump’s appearance in Fort Worth later Friday afternoon.
