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In reply to the discussion: Too many premature Katie Britt obituaries [View all]NanaCat
(1,551 posts)Despite a disastrous SotU, he easily won re-election as governor. It was when he tried to run for POTUS that the SotU speech hurt him. So he did fine with his state's constituents, even if he crashed and burned with people outside the state.
Same thing with Rubio. He's done on the national stage after his SotU flameout, but what consequences has he really faced beyond sacrificing his POTUS aspirations? He's still a Senator, and probably will be for a very long time, given the state he represents.
Britt will undoubtedly win re-election in her Senate race, a statewide office. Like Jindal and Rubio, she won't suffer any consequences for her dishonesty and stupidity in her home state, but she has now hit her ceiling for elected office at the national level.