--- title: Jeb Bush Super PAC Releases Iowa Ad Bashing Marco Rubio description: The ad hits Rubio for missing Senate votes, asks why he wants a "promotion." canonical: https://time.com/4171491/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-2016-election-iowa-super-pac-ad/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-07T18:54:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:40:40.050Z article:section: Politics og:title: Bush Super PAC Hits Rubio as Absentee Senator in New Ad og:description: The asks why he deserves a "promotion" og:url: https://time.com/4171491/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-2016-election-iowa-super-pac-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18ea5cb399c8ff67/6988780dab6d772cc46a7de2/gettyimages-503630420.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: <> on January 6, 2016 in Marshalltown, Iowa. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bush Super PAC Hits Rubio as Absentee Senator in New Ad twitter:description: The asks why he deserves a "promotion" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18ea5cb399c8ff67/6988780dab6d772cc46a7de2/gettyimages-503630420.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bush Super PAC Hits Rubio as Absentee Senator in New Ad > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=6f5ea5c0-6f00-4c31-9487-b46eac4a07b2&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Right to Rise USA [Watch (HLS stream): Right to Rise USA](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HsdgjY7x.m3u8) (0:35)  _Published 2016-01-07_ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 7, 2016 6:54 PM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 7, 2016 6:54 PM UTC A super PAC supporting Jeb Bush released [an ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8HlBtk1SSk) Thursday [attacking former ally Marco Rubio](http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/rubios-missed-votes-fodder-for-new-bush-super-pac-ad/2260402) over his Senate voting record. The ad says that if the Florida Senator doesn’t show up to work in Washington, then voters shouldn’t give him a “promotion” to the White House, and it notes that Rubio was missing votes even before he began his presidential run. The Tampa Bay _Times_ reports that the Right to Rise USA ad was [released in Iowa](http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/rubios-missed-votes-fodder-for-new-bush-super-pac-ad/2260402), [where Rubio is currently in third place and Bush behind in fifth](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ia/iowa%5Frepublican%5Fpresidential%5Fcaucus-3194.html), according to an average compiled by _RealClearPolitics_. Rubio’s missed votes in the Senate [continue to provide fodder for his opponents](http://time.com/4163171/chris-christie-marco-rubio-attendance/) on the campaign trail. Last week both [Bush’s super PAC Right to Rise](http://time.com/4163089/jeb-bush-marco-rubio-ad/) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie jumped on Rubio’s attendance, and it was a point of contention in the last Republican debate. ## Transcript [00:00] Marco Rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for [00:03] missing votes. But I am going to miss votes. I'm running [00:05] for president. But he's been missing votes for a long [00:09] time. One third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were [00:12] missed before he announced he was running for [00:15] president. Over the last three years, Marco Rubio has [00:18] missed more votes than any other senator. Washington [00:21] politician, Marco Rubio [ MUSIC ] doesn't show up for [00:24] work but wants a promotion. Right to Rise USA, is [00:28] responsible for the content of this message. 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