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Mitch PerryFebruary 29, 2016

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One of Marco Rubio‘s super PACs has released a new commercial that blasts Donald Trump for his refusal to disavow ex-Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke during an interview on a Sunday morning talk-show. The ad from the Conservative Solutions PAC opens with CNN’s Jake Tapper describing how he asked Trump three times whether he would reject support from Duke and […]

Associated PressFebruary 29, 2016

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The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday has erupted into a feud over a white supremacist as Donald Trump‘s Republican rivals scramble to stop the billionaire businessman from becoming an “unstoppable” force in the 2016 presidential contest. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio continued to hammer the GOP front-runner’s character and lack of policy specifics in a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 29, 2016

A day before the biggest day of the 2016 presidential election cycle, Donald Trump‘s lead nationally in the GOP presidential race is at an all-time high. A CNN-ORC poll released on Monday has Trump at 49 percent support. Marco Rubio is a distant second with 16 percent. Ted Cruz is third with 15 percent. Ben […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 28, 2016

The GOP candidates are now sprinting to Super Tuesday. Donald Trump has the momentum from victories in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. However, this is a big contest and no primary should be taken for granted. Trump also has the advantage of holding good polling numbers going into Tuesday’s elections. The Super Tuesday voting […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2016

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Donald Trump has criticized Marco Rubio for being a creature of lobbyists. Well, the mouthpiece of a certain “lobby” pledged his support to Florida’s junior senator Sunday. Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green, an Oklahoma native, endorsed Rubio Sunday ahead of Super Tuesday. Rubio “has impressed us with his preparation and the way he carries himself […]

Associated PressFebruary 28, 2016

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio continue to swing at Donald Trump ahead of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries that could help the Republican front-runner expand his delegate lead in an increasingly caustic nomination fight. From Rubio mocking “Hair Force One” to Cruz dismissing Trump’s wealth as a result of “picking the right Daddy” and suggesting […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2016

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Donald Trump rolled out his list of grievances on “Face the Nation” on Sunday saying the “Republican establishment is not treating me well,” preferring instead “lightweight Senator” Marco Rubio. Trump also left open the possibility of running as a third party candidate, saying, “I will abide by the pledge unless they default.” The pledge: to support […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2016

GOP Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio continued their war of invective on “Fox News Sunday” ahead of Super Tuesday. First up: Trump, taking exception to the Rubio claim that Trump is a “con man,” referred to “Little Marco” as a “lightweight who couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Florida,” who “deceived and shorted Florida,” […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 27, 2016

Lenny Curry endorsed Marco Rubio last weekend. This weekend, reports are that the mayor’s pro-Rubio robocalls are hitting Jacksonville landlines. We are hearing that the calls are boilerplate calls for absentee ballots, just ahead of early voting; no disparagement of the other candidates in the race, no “Marco is the best candidate to take on Hillary […]

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Marco Rubio’s Super PAC goes after Donald Trump regarding David Duke

Racial feud erupts as Republicans fight “unstoppable” Donald Trump

Donald Trump at 49% nationwide among GOP voters in new CNN/ORC poll

Tim Bryce: What to expect from the GOP on Super Tuesday

Hobby Lobby founder backs Marco Rubio for president

Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio scrambling to catch Donald Trump ahead of Super Tuesday

Donald Trump says “Republican establishment is not treating me well.”

GOP presidential hopefuls trade barbs on Fox News Sunday

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

Lenny Curry robocalls for Marco Rubio are live in Jacksonville