Donald Trump couldn’t find a large enough venue for Sunday Jax rally

Donald Trump

The Donald Trump road show will go on Sunday … but not in Jacksonville because plans for a local rally  have been abandoned.

“No event in Jax,” says Trump Florida co-chair Susie Wiles.  Hate it but, try as I might, I couldn’t find a venue large enough.”

Trump, whose rallies have an energy not seen in this area since the  George Wallace era, will make one Florida stop in Boca Raton Sunday. Earlier stops will be in Illinois and Ohio, where his polls are within the MOE of Ted Cruz and John Kasich respectively.

Sources familiar with the thinking of the Trump campaign expect there’s little chance for Marco Rubio to close the Florida polling gap in the coming days. Rubio’s new rhetorical tactic, a forthright attack on the breakdown of civility at Trump rallies, will likely be the last evolution of the Rubio persona ahead of the Florida primary on Tuesday.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


15 comments

  • American Morning

    March 12, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    George Wallace? That’s a chicken shit way of trying to insenuate Trump is somehow a racist. The man has a history of getting rid of racist policies. FP is obviously not an “Americans First” organization. Very dishonest tactic.

    • Trumploveswieners

      March 13, 2016 at 11:30 am

      Lol seriously? Go burn a cross or something

    • D-K

      March 13, 2016 at 11:58 am

      Trump is a total racist, clear cut, no question. Watch his speeches to connect the dots. It’s all out there if you want to see it.

    • Mary

      March 13, 2016 at 12:16 pm

      Insinuate? I’ll say it, Trump is a racist, among other things.

    • Rob

      March 13, 2016 at 6:43 pm

      What are you, some kind of retard,

  • Regal

    March 13, 2016 at 7:56 am

    We have the Landing, a stadium, numerous beaches…. and thousands of protestors.

  • Karen

    March 13, 2016 at 11:56 am

    There is a Stadium in Jacksonville. Just can’t stop lying!

  • Missy Franco

    March 13, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Good, we didn’t want him anyway. And BTW, there’s plenty of venues he could have went too if he had enough supporters around here. He couldn’t fill a football stadium around here if he gave away free chicken at the door.

  • The Chad

    March 13, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Why would Dr. Ben Carson endorse a Racist?

    • Danielle

      March 14, 2016 at 7:25 am

      Money probably doesn’t have anything to do with that.

  • Trump=Hate

    March 13, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    Best news I’ve heard all day.

  • joanne miller

    March 13, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    Did you try ever bank stadium?

  • Lisa D Tooman

    March 14, 2016 at 8:06 am

    Come to Jax, Fl..please!! saw u here in Oct at the landing.

    • Lisa D Tooman

      March 14, 2016 at 8:06 am

      Ever bank stadium

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