--- title: Marco Rubio Rising in New Hampshire Polls description: Sen. Marco Rubio has more than doubled his standing in a New Hampshire poll of primary voters in the last two months canonical: https://time.com/4096802/marco-rubio-new-hampshire-poll/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-02T17:56:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T23:30:39.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Marco Rubio Rising in New Hampshire Polls og:description: He's the favorite of 13% of likely primary voters in the state og:url: https://time.com/4096802/marco-rubio-new-hampshire-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f58c1e159ff974d/69886f350a4a222b7d9c6d94/marco-rubio-rising-polls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4635 og:image:height: 2607 og:image:alt: Marco Rubio og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Marco Rubio Rising in New Hampshire Polls twitter:description: He's the favorite of 13% of likely primary voters in the state twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f58c1e159ff974d/69886f350a4a222b7d9c6d94/marco-rubio-rising-polls.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:22 video:published: 2015-10-29 section: politics topics: personal finances, economic struggles, good-paying jobs, cost of living, everyday Americans, family provision, presidential debate genre: debate, political speech tones: defensive, earnest, combative emotions: concern (medium), determination (medium), defensiveness (low) sentiment: neutral audience: voters, political observers, debate viewers, economic policy followers people: Rubio organizations: CNBC content_suitability: politics [00:00-00:22]; financial distress [00:02-00:17] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Marco Rubio Rising in New Hampshire Polls > Sponsored content. 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He argues the debate should focus on men and women across the country who struggle daily to provide a better future for their families. The clip is short and consists of this single statement. ## Key points - The speaker says he is not worried about his own finances. (00:00) - He says he is worried about the finances of everyday Americans. (00:00) - He claims everyday Americans are struggling in an economy that is not producing good-paying jobs. (00:02) - He says everything else costs more while Americans struggle economically. (00:06) - He argues the debate needs to be about men and women struggling daily to provide for their families. (00:13) - He says the country has always claimed it is about providing a better future for families. (00:17) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:22] Focus on everyday Americans' finances. The speaker shifts attention from his own finances to the economic struggles of ordinary families and argues the debate should address them. ## Key quotes - [00:00] Speaker: "But I'm not worried about my finances, I'm worried about the finances of everyday Americans" - [00:02] Speaker: "who today are struggling in an economy that is not producing good- paying jobs while everything else costs more." - [00:13] Speaker: "This debate needs to be about the men and women across this country that are struggling on a daily basis to provide for their families" ## Questions this video answers - What does the speaker say he is worried about instead of his own finances? [00:00] - What economic problem does the speaker say everyday Americans face? [00:02] - What does the speaker say the debate should be about? [00:13] - What future does the speaker say the country has always promised? [00:17] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-00:22]: Political debate content addressing personal finances and the economy. - financial distress [00:02-00:17]: Speaker describes everyday Americans struggling to provide for their families. by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:30 PM UTCPublished: Nov 2, 2015 5:56 PM UTC 2016 CNBC GOP DEBATE: Rubio Defends His Personal Finances by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:30 PM UTCPublished: Nov 2, 2015 5:56 PM UTC Sen. Marco Rubio has tripled his standing in a New Hampshire poll of primary voters in the last two months, a reflection of his rising position in the Republican primary since the GOP debate. The Florida senator is the favorite to win the New Hampshire GOP contest among 13% of likely primary voters in the state, according to a [Monmouth University poll](http://www.monmouth.edu/assets/0/32212254770/32212254991/32212254992/32212254994/32212254995/30064771087/5713f5c9-e6a9-4f65-a09a-2f678233a44a.pdf), compared with 4% in the university’s September poll. He falls behind Donald Trump at 26% and Ben Carson at 16%, and has nearly double Jeb Bush’s support in the state. Rubio stood out in the CNBC debate last week, challenging Bush and winning applause from the audience for his attacks on the media. On Friday the New York [_Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/us/politics/paul-singer-influential-billionaire-throws-support-to-marco-rubio-for-president.html)reported that he won the support of a major billionaire donor and fundraiser, Paul Singer. Trump has taken note of Rubio’s rise and on Monday criticized his record on immigration. Rubio was one of the architects of immigration reform in the Senate, working on a bill that gave undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, and later renounced that measure in the bill when it failed. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/660818201765392384) **Read more:** [Donald Trump Sets His Sights on New Target Marco Rubio](http://time.com/4096490/donald-trump-attacks-marco-rubio/?xid=tcoshare) The Monmouth poll samples voters who have voted participated in a primary election in the past two election cycles or voted in both the 2012 and 2014 general elections, who tend to be older than many in the state. This [methodology](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/upshot/why-an-iowa-poll-is-unfair-to-bernie-sanders.html) has been questioned in the Iowa Democratic contest. ## Transcript [00:00] But I'm not worried about my finances, I'm worried [00:02] about the finances of everyday Americans, who today [00:04] are struggling in an economy that is not producing [00:06] good- paying jobs while everything else costs more. [00:09] And that's what this debate needs to be about. 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