2016
Marco Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants and the first presidential nominee born in the 1970s. At age 45, he would be the youngest person since Kennedy, as he took office at 43. Rubio is young, ethnic and handsome. He is imbued with a sense of enthusiasm and optimism not seen in a presidential candidate since Barack Obama in 2008. In some ways, he is very much the Republican Obama. Rubio's website dubs his campaign one that will help create "a new American century." He plays to the sensibilities of the many Americans who are afraid of the country's steady decline. (Though this is more due to economic reasons than the policies of President Obama.) The promise of making the 21st century, an American one is a very strong one and it is quite inspiring in a very similar fashion to Obama's message of "hope and change." The only competition Rubio faces is a two-man contest between himself and Cruz. Both are Tea Party darlings. But the establishment Republicans favor Rubio and extremely dislike Cruz. In fact, Rubio has picked up endorsements from many establishment Republicans while Cruz has received endorsements from "political outsiders." A Real Clear Politics poll was taken that proposed a hypothetical match-up between Rubio and Clinton or Rubio and Sanders. Rubio came away with a slight victory over both. Let's say for the sake of argument, Rubio defeats the Democratic nominee, either Sanders or Clinton.
2017
At the time of his inauguration, Rubio would be the youngest person since JFK to hold the office. As President, he would have a unified government as the House and Senate would still be firmly in the hands of the Republican party. This would cause automatic reversals of Obama's accomplishments and may even lead to the end of Obamacare as we know it. This would leave millions of Americans out of decent health, uninsured. We would see greater instances of church and state becoming more entwined, greater emphasis on free market solutions and decreased funding to public schools and increases to an already bloated military/defense budget. The American military build-up may reflect badly on the country and may cause other country's to act out against us. Russia may start a military build-up of its own, on a scale not seen since the Cold War. They would make the "sacred Second Amendment" a virtually impossible law to get around even in the cases of mass shootings. They would try their best to defund Planned Parenthood and overturn abortion law, in the name of god. Social Security may be privatized. They would bolster American military force against China, because "China threatens American ingenuity." There would be greater emphasis on school choice and "having local areas teach their students." They would hold onto their Cold War sensibility that involved an undying need to be anti-Communism. About the only good thing to come of it would be a "balanced budget" bill. Rubio and the Republican party's new America would be a nightmare world.
2018
Though it is difficult to fully ascertain the specifics of Rubio's second year in office. I would imagine that he would hold onto his Republican majority in both Houses of Congress. Though I imagine the Democrats having a better advantage of removing that majority than previously.
2019
Rubio's third year in office is difficult to determine. If Rubio successfully initiated a nuclear war with Russia or China, the world may be somewhat ok.
2020
Rubio would be eligible for a second term as President and depending on the Democratic nominee, Rubio may very well win a second term. However, Chris Cillizza and a student-run political science journal at UC Berkeley both predict that the Democratic nominee would win re-election or election, based on an analysis of historic voting patterns.
2021
If Rubio is elected to a second term, he will continue to undermine the successes of President Obama. But if the two predictions hold true. Rubio will be the first one term president since 1993, after incumbent President George H. W. Bush lost re-election.
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