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Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2016

With just three days left before the biggest election of his life, Marco Rubio pressed the flesh and took dozens of selfies with fans at Tampa’s uber-hip Oxford Exchange Saturday afternoon, the third stop on a five-city barnstorming tour of the Sunshine State. The Tampa stop was one of three straight meet-and-greets in the Tampa Bay area market, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 12, 2016

The loneliness of live phone call voter contact, via phone banks, cannot be underestimated. Keeping the spirits of volunteers up can be a heavy lift, and at the Marco Rubio headquarters in Jacksonville, on Saturday, about 20 motivated callers went through the script. Not every response was a positive one, as a 20-something named Stephanie said. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 12, 2016

Marco Rubio is targeting Donald Trump in a round of media appearances in Florida this weekend. Rubio has closed the gap between himself and Trump some, but still trails the real estate mogul by 7 points in the Sunshine State. Rubio’s target at his first Florida stop Saturday was a raucous protest that led to […]

Associated PressMarch 12, 2016

Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John Kasich suggested Saturday they may not support Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee, as violence at the front-runner’s rallies deepened the party’s chaotic chasm. Rubio told supporters that while he was currently sticking with his pledge to back the nominee if he wasn’t the party’s choice, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016

In the closing days of the Florida Primary campaign, Marco Rubio feels increasingly emboldened to deliver real talk about the violence at Donald Trump rallies. “I think it is sad all the way around. To see these images. It clearly, there’s some level of ethnic and racial divide in how this is playing out on television. I […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016

Saying that Marco Rubio “bucked the establishment” and could lead America like he has led Florida, Lenny Curry‘s 30-second spot for his friend running for president has been on Jacksonville cable news channels in recent days, including Thursday night’s GOP debate and the Democratic debate the night before. The American Opportunity PAC put out the ad on […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016

According to a poll released Friday by the Southeast Missourian, the Show Me State isn’t feeling #Marcomentum, as Marco Rubio languishes in single digits. Donald Trump has a touchdown lead over Ted Cruz, 36 to 29 percent. In a race to the bottom: Rubio at 9 percent, with John Kasich at 8 percent. This poll was taken before protesters […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016

The rhetoric may have been tempered Thursday night during a debate, but Friday in West Palm Beach saw Marco Rubio contend Donald Trump was “anti-Israeli” in his positions regarding the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reports Foreign Policy. Trump, said Rubio, “has said that on the issue of Palestinians and Israelis he will not take a side. Let […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016

Jacksonville Republicans, don’t be surprised if the wife of Marco Rubio calls you Saturday. She will be in Jacksonville at 11 a.m. at Rubio Headquarters on Beach Boulevard, for what is being billed as a VIP Phone Bank. Soon thereafter, Mrs. Rubio will “meet and greet” with interested members of the public at 11:45, before making […]

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At Tampa’s Oxford Exchange, Marco Rubio feels the love

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GOP rivals questioning whether they’d back Donald Trump as nominee

Marco Rubio stands, delivers on Donald Trump’s “dangerous style of leadership”

Despite local pushback, Lenny Curry ad for Marco Rubio airing in Jacksonville

Marco Rubio in single digits in Missouri poll

Report: At WPB synagogue, Marco Rubio again hits Donald Trump on Israel policy

Marco Rubio urges for John Kasich vote in Ohio

Jeanette Rubio in Jax and Orlando Saturday