Florida's former Speaker of the House made it onto the Sean Hannity Show Thursday afternoon to distinguish himself from his Republican rival for the Senate Seat, Governor Charlie Crist. He blasted Crist for supporting President Obama and accused Crist of looking more like a Democrat after accepting the federal stimulus dollars.

"I always tell people, the more Republicans are like Democrats, the less need there is for Republicans," says Rubio. "People are looking for an alternative. I believe our country is on the verge of a great awakening. The tea parties are the beginning of that. And they're angry at both parties, for example - deficit spending."

He added that the stimulus bill will leave his children and millions of others in the coming generations in debt.

If Rubio wins the nomination in the primary election, he'll have Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek to compete with in the general election.