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Marco Rubio Is Missing Opportunities, New Hampshire Republicans Say

One of the party's most dynamic speakers hasn't been as active in key states as his rivals.
Senator Marco Rubio prepares to speak at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit on April 17, 2015, in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Senator Marco Rubio prepares to speak at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit on April 17, 2015, in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Photographer: Darren McCollester/Getty Images

Earlier this year, as former New Hampshire House Speaker Donna Sytek began considering which Republican presidential candidate to back, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio was at the very top of her list. The charismatic Floridian was also a favorite for Wayne MacDonald, the former Republican Party chairman in the state.

Now, Rubio isn't in Sytek's top five. MacDonald? He's chairman of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's presidential campaign in New Hampshire.