Has anyone seen a poll measuring Republican's rating of Rubio's speech?

[Silent3]

My true-believer, fundy, right-wing sister thinks Rubio was brilliant, of course, and that making fun of the water gaffe is a desperate reaction to the fear that Rubio inspired in Democrats with that apparently incisive speech.

Oh, yeah.

As deluded as many Republicans are, however, I've got to imagine a fair number of them have enough of a tenuous grasp on reality to be groaning about how their guy fucked up. Even with "watergate" aside, his delivery was like a nervous student delivering a class report -- some Republicans had to see that much, even if their reaction is to play up the positives and cover for their guy.

Aside from polls, have any "respected" (by Republicans, that is) commentators given any honest, bad reviews of the speech?

[notadmblnd]

1. Yeah, we were all afraid we'd drown in his pool of sweat.

[Javaman]

2. I think it was from the movie, "Broadcast News"...

"this guy sweats more than nixon".

[MiniMe]

3. I heard Hannity the day after the SOTU

And he is in love with Rubio after his speech. After I washed my ears our with soap, I just laughed.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. We should be attacking the substance of the speech.

His call for "Just 4% growth" is one clear target. The last time this country sustained 4% growth for any reasonable period the top tax bracket was 77%.

His claim that progressive economic policies have failed every time they have been tried (paraphrased) is simply false. The New Deal was the greatest success in this country's history and it is clearly progressive economic policies that replaced the conservative economic policies that caused the great depression. The truth is that conservative economic principles have failed every time they have been tried.


The distraction of the water bottle may be helping the (R)s.

[Silent3]

5. Oh, there's plenty of substance to attack...

...but since people like my sister care more about the messenger than the message, it would be at least a little helpful if I could find some examples of Republicans who were willing to admit how crappy Rubio's speech was.

Joe Scarborough wasn't too kind about Rubio, but then again, he's on MSNBC, so he'd be quickly dismissed.

[JaneyVee]

6. America already rejected Romney's ideas.

[Silent3]

7. I know that. My sister doesn't get that, however.

I'd settle for Republican acknowledgement that Rubio did a terrible job of making the Republican case even if you believe in that case.