Rubio: "Let's dispel with this fiction I didn't know what I was doing...

[IceSpear]

I knew exactly what I was doing"

Yes, he's quintupling down.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/02/07/rubio_doubles_down_on_scripted_responses_its_what_i_believe.html

[Mike Thick]

What the f[inks] is he doing? Does he want to implode or something?

[Xing]

What the f[inks] is he doing? Does he want to implode or something?

I'm sure he knows exactly what he's doing.

[Antonio the Sixth]

In fairness, this is probably the best way he could react. Sweeping it under the rug won't work and would come across as admitting his failure, so all he can do is own it.

[Mike Thick]

What the f[inks] is he doing? Does he want to implode or something?

I'm sure he knows exactly what he's doing.

Let's dispel with this notion that Marco Rubio doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing: committing political seppuku.

[RI]

Marco knows that if he keeps surging, then he might actually become President, in which case he'd have to actually do work. By sabotaging himself, he can angle for that sweet, sweet VP spot.

[The Other Castro]

As someone wrote in an article about that, this is the tactical strategy equivalent of Bill Cosby offering the judge a drink.