Marco Rubio in Planned Bullyhood, by Karen Handel

On Health Care: Backed out of Race for the Cure over abortion funding fight

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a rising Tea Party star, was a strong candidate for Komen. He and his family participated in the October 15 Race for the Cure in Miami, and Senator and Mrs. Rubio had agreed to serve as honorary chairman of Komen's Perfect Pink Party in Palm Beach. The senator announced his race participation on Twitter the morning of the race. The tweet created a Twitter backlash that prompted his chief of staff to contact a Komen board member and then me.

I knew from following Senator Rubio's career that he is extremely pro-life, and I was certain that this had to be a difficult issue for him--his desire to support Komen versus his faith. I would later learn that the senator received calls from two Florida bishops.

A week later, the senator withdrew from Komen, including stepping away from his role with the Palm Beach gala in January. I was not surprised.

Source: Planned Bullyhood, by Karen Handel, p. 89-90 Sep 11, 2012

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