'Marcobot' Rubio razzed for rote lines in Republican debate
CBC News | Posted: February 7, 2016 9:09 PM | Last Updated: February 7, 2016
Image | Marco Rubio New Hampshire debate
Caption: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio speaks during the Republican debate sponsored by ABC News at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire February 6, 2016. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)
Marco Rubio may have exposed a glitch in the Matrix, during Saturday's Republican candidates debate in Manchester, N.H.
The U.S. Republican senator and presidential hopeful has been riding high since his strong third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, prompting his campaign to coin the term "Marcomentum."
But since last night's debate ahead of the New Hampshire primary, a new term has been coined: "Marcobot."
It may have been all the pressure on the young Florida senator, or it may have been the heat (he was looking pretty sweaty), but either way, Rubio started repeating a practiced attack on U.S. President Barack Obama over, and over again.
Eventually fellow Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie, jumped in, calling Rubio out for the robotic repetition.
It wasn't pretty.
Media Video | (not specified) : Chris Christie hammers Marco Rubio over sticking to talking points
Caption: 'There it is! His 25-second memorized speech, there it is everybody!'
And robo-Rubio wasn't even the most awkward part of the night.
Media Video | (not specified) : Republican debate's awkward opening
Caption: Getting candidates on stage for the latest Republican presidential primary debate got complicated when Ben Carson missed his cue, CBC's Natasha Fatah reports