Draft Biden 2016 Responds to Senator Marco Rubio’s Cuba Remarks

Why is the Candidate of “Tomorrow” Pumping Policies fromYesterday?

Draft Biden 2016, a SuperPAC organized to draft Vice President Joe Biden into the 2016 presidential race responded to Marco Rubio’s Cuba remarks. Rubio called the decision of the Obama administration to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list “a terrible one, but not surprising unfortunately.”

“So not only are Rubio’s social and economic policies straight out of the “Mad Men” era, but his foreign policy is as well,” said Will Pierce, Executive Director of Draft Biden 2016. “He’s not fooling anyone about who the real candidate from ‘yesterday’ is.”

The ongoing thawing of relations with Cuba, including the handshake between the President and Raúl Castro is yet another historic, groundbreaking accomplishment of the Obama-Biden Administration. One of the many reasons that Draft Biden 2016 hopes to get the Vice President in the race is to continue the foreign policy successes.

“Supporting a policy that failed for fifty years isn’t something the candidate of ‘tomorrow’ says. There’s nothing that smells more of yesterday’s news than our old Cuba policy,” said Will Pierce, Executive Director of Draft Biden 2016. “We believe the current administration is on the right course toward a new Cuba policy.”

The Obama-Biden administration’s shift in policy includes re-establishing diplomatic relations, facilitating an expansion of travel to Cuba, and taking Cuba off the State Sponsors of Terrorism list.

A Marist Poll conducted March 23-April 5 found registered voters approving of diplomatic recognition of Cuba 61% to 28%. Republicans were split 45% on the question.