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Ryan RayMarch 15, 2016

After his first primary victory in his home state of Ohio, Gov. John Kasich continued to spread his can-do message of optimism and civility at a speech to supporters Tuesday night. After a brief hiccup to handle a Donald Trump-supporting crowd member, Kasich called for applause for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. He called Rubio a “gifted, talented senator” and congratulated […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Marco Rubio ended his campaign Tuesday after being trounced in his own state by New York businessman Donald Trump. Rubio is expected to come in a distant second behind Republican front runner Trump. According to the Florida Division of Elections, Trump leads the pack with 45 percent of the vote. Rubio trails Trump with 27 […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

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Tuesday night saw Duval County and NE Florida fall in line with the majority of voters across the country, and support Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton… with the exception of one county on the Democratic side that Felt The Bern. In the GOP Primary, Trump had 47 percent with 194 of 199 precincts in, well ahead of […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Five more states chime into the rambunctious campaign 2016 conversation on Tuesday, and no one’s listening with greater interest than Marco Rubio and John Kasich, both of them desperate to win their home states and avoid being flattened by Donald Trump‘s steamroller. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is out to reclaim momentum after Bernie […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Republicans Marco Rubio and John Kasich are fighting for their political futures Tuesday, desperate for wins in their home states of Florida and Ohio to keep their White House hopes alive and complicate Donald Trump’s path to the nomination. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is hoping to keep rival Bernie Sanders from building new momentum in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 14, 2016

GOP front-runner Donald Trump tried to prove over the weekend that no perceived misstep can derail his march to the Republican presidential nomination. Trump enjoyed a relatively controversy-free multi-state tour Sunday ahead of primaries that could determine whether he wins the GOP nomination without a contested summer convention. Perhaps most critical to that equation is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 14, 2016

Donald Trump has a 17-point lead over Marco Rubio going into Tuesday’s presidential preference primary. According to a new Monmouth University Poll of likely primary voters in Florida, Trump is leading the Republican field with 44 percent support. Rubio is in second with 27 percent of Florida Republicans saying they backed him. Ted Cruz is […]

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