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Phil AmmannJune 6, 2016

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Three top staffers in Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign are opening a new consulting firm in response to the Donald Trump phenomenon. Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times reports Terry Sullivan, along with former Rubio communications adviser Alex Conant and Rubio lawyer Will Holley launched Firehouse Strategies, based on the idea that Trump has “rewritten the […]

Phil AmmannMay 24, 2016

Caitlin Conant, former communications staffer with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, is joining CBS News as director of communications for the D.C. bureau and the Sunday news show “Face the Nation.” Conant is married to Alex Conant, Rubio’s former senior communications director. She most recently worked with the Rubio presidential campaign directing regional press and surrogate […]

Associated PressMarch 11, 2016

Marco Rubio‘s campaign is urging people in Ohio to vote for his rival, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, to stop rival Donald Trump from clinching the prized contest. Alex Conant told The Associated Press Friday that the only way to stop Trump from sweeping next week’s basket of winner-take-all contests is to vote for Kasich in […]

Associated PressMarch 10, 2016

Marco Rubio is taking a page out of Jeb Bush‘s playbook – letting his allied super PAC fight the advertising battle ahead of a must-win primary in his home state. After disappointing primary losses Tuesday, Rubio’s campaign hasn’t spent a single dollar on radio or television advertising in Florida, according to data from Kantar Media’s […]

Mitch PerryMarch 8, 2016

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A new poll conducted by SurveyUSA for Tampa television station Bay News 9 and Orlando station News 13 shows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton running away in the Florida presidential primary next week. Trump leads Marco Rubio by a 20-point margin, 42 percent to 22 percent. Ted Cruz gets 17 percent, and John Kasich gets 13 […]

Associated PressFebruary 27, 2016

Marco Rubio released summaries of his last five years of tax filings on Saturday, revealing him to be a candidate with a senator’s steady annual income of $176,000 who reaped repeated windfalls from book deals. During his first four years in the Senate, Rubio and his wife Jeanette together earned an average of $531,000 a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 19, 2016

Marco Rubio has a message for South Carolina voters: Watch out for dirty tricks come Election Day. The Rubio campaign said Friday it was telling South Carolina voters to be on high alert for funny business from supporters of Ted Cruz. In an email, Alex Conant, a spokesman for the Rubio campaign, said they won’t […]

Associated PressJanuary 24, 2016

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Donald Trump is so confident about the loyalty of his supporters that he predicted Saturday they would stick with him even if he shot someone. The Republican presidential front-runner bashed conservative commentator Glenn Beck‘s support of rival Ted Cruz and welcomed a figure from the GOP establishment, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, in rallies nine […]

Associated PressDecember 29, 2015

With a nationally focused campaign that leans on strong debate performances and television advertising, Marco Rubio isn’t going all out in any one of the early voting states. That’s raised eyebrows among Republicans in states such as Iowa, where people are used to being lavished with attention in a presidential campaign. As 2015 wanes, the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 28, 2015

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump helicoptered into Sarasota on Saturday afternoon for his first campaign appearance since Thanksgiving, and protesters were ready for him. Two times within the first 15 minutes of his speech to an overflow crowd at Robarts arena, protesters were led out by security, causing a delay as Trump waited for the […]

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Former Marco Rubio staffers Terry Sullivan, Alex Conant launch consulting firm

Personnel note: Caitlin Conant to join CBS News, ‘Face the Nation’

Marco Rubio urges for John Kasich vote in Ohio

Marco Rubio relying on super PAC to attack Donald Trump in do-or-die Florida

Poll shows Donald Trump crushing Marco Rubio by 20 points in Florida

Marco Rubio tax returns show steady salary, boosted by book deals

Email Insights: Marco Rubio campaign tells SC voters to be on lookout for dirty tricks

Donald Trump welcomes a senator, bashes Glenn Beck’s support of Ted Cruz

Marco Rubio in Iowa as questions grow about early-state efforts

In Sarasota, Donald Trump blasts Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and especially the NY Times

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