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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Marco Rubio says he’s sticking it out, regardless of whether he wins his home state. “Tomorrow our plan is to be in Utah campaigning irrespective of tonight. It would be a lot better going being the winner of the Florida primary,” said Rubio during an interview with Orlando’s WDBO on Tuesday. “It would give us […]

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 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 15, 2016

A lot goes on at polling places on Election Day. Candidate supporters gather to hand out literature. The candidates themselves bounce around from polling place to polling place hoping to nab some last minute votes and reach people who may have otherwise been missed throughout campaigning. But, outside of polling places, there’s another story to […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

Joe Gruters‘ association with the Donald Trump campaign is controversial, because, well, Donald Trump is controversial. Gruters became campaign chairman for Trump in Florida last fall. His other public duties include being vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee, and a member of Florida State University’s board […]

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 […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

There’s a big difference between north Florida and South Florida. As different as Alabama and New England. And on Tuesday, those distinctions will likely play out as Florida voters decide who to give 99 Republican delegates to in the race for president. The Florida GOP primary is considered a pivotal moment in the campaign: The […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

When both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio opted last year to compete in the 2016 Republican presidential race, Florida Republicans had to decide which Miami-area candidate to support. In most cases, they supported Bush. But after the former Florida governor’s campaign flamed out in South Carolina last month, expectations were that many of those same […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Problem at the polls? Marco Rubio’s team wants to know. In an email to supporters on Thursday, the Rubio campaign told voters to let the campaign’s legal team know if they “encounter any problems or delays” when casting a vote. “Tomorrow, polls will open across Florida and you will have your chance to make sure […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

Marco Rubio’s barnstorming efforts across Florida over the past week may pay dividends in tonight’s presidential primary, but there is not a single poll that shows him beating front-runner Donald Trump, or even getting within the margin of error. Trump has actually expanded his lead over Rubio in Florida, a Monmouth University poll out Monday shows. Trump is at 44 […]

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Marco Rubio says he’s staying in race even if he loses Florida

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Will Weatherford denounces GOP leadership for not stopping Donald Trump

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Brett Doster, loyalest of loyal Bush backers, aids Rubio via last-minute Super PAC