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Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Kennedy Copeland is a Marco Rubio fan who voted for John Kasich in Ohio. Ann Croft is all in to elect Hillary Clinton president but cast her ballot for Rubio in Virginia. Julia Price will back the Democratic nominee in November but voted for Kasich in Tennessee. Are these voters confused? No, they’re voting strategically […]

Peter SchorschMarch 15, 2016

Five delegate-rich states are casting ballots today in Republican primaries. If history is any indication, Florida is poised in 2016 to continue its long-running streak as the state which chooses the Republican Party nominee. Crunching the numbers, a Smart Politics analysis found Florida is one of just three states that backed the eventual Republican nominee […]

Staff ReportsMarch 15, 2016

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The latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern Standard Time): Tuesday, March 15 9:53 p.m. — Donald Trump is winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois, where his rally was canceled last week in Chicago over security concerns. His victory Tuesday comes after an earlier win in Florida and North Carolina. It increases […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up Hillary Clinton’s campaign for Florida’s Democratic primary by assuring a Rollins College rally that a more universal prosperity is possible and she is ready to deliver it. Speaking to about 3,000 people gathered in a basketball gym at the Winter Park campus, Bill Clinton said the recovery from the […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

In the highest-profile Florida defection yet from favorite son Marco Rubio, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Monday endorsed Donald Trump in the Florida Republican presidential primary, the Trump campaign announced. Bondi joined Trump at a rally in Tampa Monday afternoon and praised the Republican front-runner who is trying to stay ahead of Rubio, Florida’s junior U.S. senator. “People […]

Associated PressMarch 14, 2016

In several states, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has been losing support as primary contests near. But in most cases, it’s not happening fast enough for his rivals to catch up. Exit poll data shows Trump tends to do worse with voters who wait to pick their candidate until the final days of campaigning in their […]

Associated PressMarch 12, 2016

Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John Kasich suggested Saturday they may not support Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee, as violence at the front-runner’s rallies deepened the party’s chaotic chasm. Rubio told supporters that while he was currently sticking with his pledge to back the nominee if he wasn’t the party’s choice, […]

Scott PowersMarch 10, 2016

Bernie Sanders compared the movement he wants to lead and the economic changes he wants to achieve when president with the rise of the labor, civil rights, women’s and gay movements. He also assured a Kisismmee rally Thursday that there will be pain, but it’s the right thing to do. “My point is that change never […]

Associated PressMarch 9, 2016

Former Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina says she is endorsing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president. Speaking at a rally in Miami Wednesday, Fiorina called Cruz a “leader and reformer… willing to take on the status quo in Washington. She roused a chorus of boos from the crowd when she mentioned front-runner Donald Trump and […]

Scott PowersMarch 8, 2016

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Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton will campaign for her mother Hillary Clinton at six stops in five Florida cities late this week, the Clinton campaign announced Tuesday. The younger Clinton, now 36, who works for the family’s Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative, will begin with an appearance Thursday billed as an early childhood education […]

Tag: 2016 presidential race

Forget favorite candidates, some people voting strategically

Will Florida continue its 50-year streak of choosing the GOP nominee?

Live blogging the Florida Primary — Donald Trump wins primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida

Bill Clinton wraps up Hillary Clinton’s campaign assuring she’s ready to bring more universal recovery

Pam Bondi endorses Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s support softens – just not enough for his rivals

GOP rivals questioning whether they’d back Donald Trump as nominee

Bernie Sanders compares his economic agenda to labor, civil rights struggles

Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz for president

Chelsea Clinton to campaign for Hillary Clinton in five Florida cities