Senator Marco Rubio has put aside his ego and made fun of himself after lunging off-screen during his State of the Union response. And now he is laughing all the way to the bank.
It seems Rubio is using the water bottle incident to his advantage, turning the issue on his critics and sucking money in from his conservative and Tea Party supporters. Rubio’s Reclaim America political action committee has sold more than 3,100 water bottles raising more than $100,000.
“Send the liberal detractors a message that not only does Marco Rubio inspire you…he hydrates you too,” reads the contribution pitch.