At this year's Conservative Political Action Conference two presidential hopefuls from Florida spoke. Senator Marco Rubio took the stage Friday morning and former Governor Jeb Bush spoke later that afternoon.
Here's a quick rundown of key stats for both the Floridians:
Applause level
Applause breaks
Empty seats
Best quote
Age
Hometown
Currently
Last election won
Margin
Jeb Bush
97 decibels
18 breaks, two loud boos
62
Coral Gables, FL
retired Florida governor as of January 2007, exploring presidential run
2002: Florida governor
12.8 percentage points
Marco Rubio
96 decibels
13 in a 6 minute speech
About one in ten
"Imagine if we had a president who doesn’t travel the world bad-mouthing America. After all, that’s the U.N.’s job."
43
West Miami, FL
U.S. Senator
2010: U.S. Senator
19.2 percentage points in a three-way race
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