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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 28, 2016

Marco Rubio is starting to make his final pitch to Iowa voters, outlining what’s at stake this election cycle — and why he thinks Hillary Clinton shouldn’t get elected — in a new commercial airing in Iowa. The 30-second spot — called “Defeating Hillary” — is set to begin airing in Iowa on Thursday. The Iowa caucuses, the […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 28, 2016

The Tampa Bay Times, Florida’s largest newspaper, has endorsed former Gov. Jeb Bush for the Republican nomination. In the editorial — posted online Thursday and scheduled to run in Sunday’s newspaper — the paper said Bush is the best choice for Republicans. In the recommendation, the Tampa Bay Times calls Bush one of the “most […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 28, 2016

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With four days before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump has pulled ahead of Ted Cruz in the Hawkeye State and holds commanding leads in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Among likely GOP caucus-goers, Trump leads Cruz in Iowa, 32 percent to 25 percent, according to NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll. Marco Rubio is in third […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

Marco Rubio is vowing to uphold the Constitution in a new advertisement hitting the airwaves this week. In the 30-second spot, Rubio is shown talking about his beliefs in faith and family. The Florida senator speaks directly to the camera as music plays in the background. “I believe you can’t have a strong America without […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

Marco Rubio is vowing to uphold the U.S. Constitution in a new advertisement hitting the airwaves this week. In the 30-second spot, Rubio talks about his beliefs in faith and family. The Florida Senator speaks directly to the camera as music plays in the background. “I believe you can’t have a strong America without strong […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

With less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, Marco Rubio is taking to the airwaves to explain why he thinks Washington, D.C., is broken. The 30-second spot, called “Listening,” features several shots of people listening to a Rubio advertisement while going about their day-to-day business. In the background, Rubio is heard saying it’s “time […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

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With less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, the Republican race appears too close to call, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Donald Trump leads the pack among likely Republican caucus goes with 31 percent, followed by Ted Cruz at 29 percent. Marco Rubio, who has held that third place spot for […]

Associated PressJanuary 25, 2016

Marco Rubio is all over the map in Iowa. Quite literally. Having spent little time in the state’s rural Christian conservative northwest, the Republican presidential candidate dropped in to Sioux County for the first time last week, then bounced across the state two days later to speak with some of Iowa’s more fiscally conservative voters […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 25, 2016

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Donald Trump is gaining ground in Iowa, a new Fox News poll found. With one week before the Iowa caucuses, Trump leads Ted Cruz, 34 percent to 23 percent. The most recent poll showed Marco Rubio was in third at 12 percent, followed by Ben Carson at 7 percent. Rand Paul, the poll found, was […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 23, 2016

Marco Rubio’s campaign is hitting back after a Washington Post story reported the Florida senator was arrested in 1990 for being in a park after closing time. In a fundraising email to supporters Saturday, the campaign decided to come clean with a few other offenses: He colored outside the lines as a kid, double dips […]

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