I doubt it...they would have tried to destroy Rubio too..that is their MO
If they can demonize Mitt I can only imagine what they would do to Marco.
They try to destroy all Pubbie candidates. They've been doing that more than half a century. I remember the Goldwater campaign. Goldwater probably never had a chance after the Kennedy assassination and the sympathy vote.
But nevertheless, he received an avalanche of hate from the media who tried to convince Americans Barry wanted to blow up the world his first day in office.
Rubio was not my first choice. But he carries none of the personal baggage of Trump, and that is not a small thing. He's younger, a lot more physically attractive than Trump, a lot smarter, and clearly not crazy.
Too late now.