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Out of the ordinary with historical norms and it's not something voters care about. so if he felt like he rushed back to washington, he would be legitimizing the attacks. >> nice try, though. >> there are many incredible qualities about rubio as a candidate. i think the challenge for him on this vote, it plays into what some has criticized him as being overly ambitious, as being too young, needing another term in the senate. it comes off a little bit as blind ambition as well. and some will say senator obama missed votes, senator clinton -- >> and there's no doubt. but they're not all equal. >...

Votes to matter again. look at the omnibus vote, this grotesque piece of legislation. by not voting for it, it's a vote against. they needed my vote to get to 60 votes because of the senate rules. >> rubio's explanation of nvotig a "no" vote, it's the same excuse ted cruz cited after the confirmation vote for loretta lynch. >> listen, i'm going to let marco defend his own voting record. i can tell you, i flew back to washington, d.c. today to vote against this omnibus, i think it was a betrayal of the men and women who elected us. >> joining me live, nbc's hallie jackson. so the rubio campaign...

Cruz saying you were standing with chuck schumer that in order to win the first person had to go on air. cruz went on air with an attack but it seemed subtle. >> it is very forceful in articulating the position that he wants people to think he has. i think rubio has been impressively effective at making this attack on cruz for the amendment that would have allowed legalization and cruz tied himself in knots trying to explain that. i think that will be compelling. >> what is worse, being disingenuous or on the wraupg side? >> yo uk say you change your mind and voters will accept that but when y...

A lot of senate votes as it is. he gets criticized for not spending enough time in iowa and new hampshire. this doesn't help his cause any. he's missing time in washington at a time when he's getting criticized f criticized for not combining enoug -- campaigning enough. >> senator cruz, for example, he pushed this event several hours later so we shoucould be in washington and then continue on with his campaign event. rubio campaign makes the point, when you're running for president, this is a point rubio has made for months now. this criticism for him missing these senate votes is nothing new....

Trying to support that legislation at least in my view. i think rubio hasn't effectively gone after cruz yet on it. if he chooses to he has what he needs to. >> cruz is vulnerable. >> i actually think on an issue as emotional as immigration i think being on the wrong side could be the harder hand to play and that's the harder hand for marco rubio at this point. the ad was subtle in the sense that it didn't mention rubio. it was unsettle in talking about the immigration bill allowing isis terrorists. >> this is number one like second one to come. this is going to be a series and maybe this is h...