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Jun 23, 2012

Rubio Loyalist Fires Back at Perceived Diss from Romney Campaign

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Prominent Florida Republican strategist Ana Navarro is an example of the strongly loyal and protective circle of that surrounds Florida's junior senator, and rising GOP political star, Marco Rubio.

Navarro comes from the same Jeb Bush branch of Florida GOP politics that molded Senator Rubio's nascent political career.

Earlier this week, when a leak from a "knowledgeable source" told ABC News that the Cuban-American was not being officially vetted by the Romney for president campaign, Navarro circled the wagons and fired back at the Romney campaign.

"They unnecessarily dissed a very popular figure of the conservative base and the most prominent Hispanic Republican. Romney has nothing to gain from this, " she told Buzzfeed.

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