Americans love an underdog, a story about how someone faces great odds and wins in the end. Marco Rubio has become the underdog in the battle for the Republican nomination. With him winning only one state thus far in the race, it is looking more and more likely that he will soon find himself on the outside looking in. He has to win in his home state of Florida if he wants to continue on. So, what exactly are his chances of getting the GOP nomination? Very slim at the moment.

If Rubio wants to continue, he has to start coming in first place in the winner-take-all states that come up on March 15th. He needs to win in both Florida and Ohio if he wants to have any chance. Trump already has an 18.1 percent lead in Florida and Ohio, according to recent Quinnipiac polls, which means Rubio is going to have to do something extraordinary to jump ahead. He has to stop with the cheap shots at Donald Trump.

The debate on Thursday night is a perfect example. From the small hands remark to Ted Cruz leading the group in a yoga session, it was laughable the entire way through. John Kasich seemed to be the only one who did not take to mudslinging. The blame does not all rest on Rubio’s shoulders, though. Trump has always acted this way to those who disagree with him and point out his redundancies. However, when candidates start talking about things that should not be mentioned in a professional debate, we have a problem and the debate is no longer a debate. Rubio needs to stick to the issues and point out Trump's inaccuracies on policies if he is to cut into Trump’s sizable lead.

Many people agree that Rubio is the future of the Republican Party. It is just a matter of whether that future is now or some point down the road. With Trump gaining momentum every day, it is looking more and more likely that we will see a Trump-Clinton face-off in the general election. To think that just for once, we would finally get a good candidate running for president.

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