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Joe HendersonJune 22, 2016

The fact Marco Rubio reneged on his vow not to run for re-election to the U.S. Senate isn’t that big of a deal. Politicians change their minds all the time. A much bigger deal — and a reality Marco apologists choose to ignore — is the fact Rubio has done a spectacularly lousy job since elected to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

Marco Rubio leads the Republican field, according to a new Senate Leadership Fund poll. The survey, conducted by Vox Populi, found 57 percent of respondents said they would vote for Rubio in the Republican primary. Republican Carlos Beruff received 5 percent support; while Todd Wilcox received 4 percent support. The survey found 34 percent of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2016

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Brandon Patty, in many respects, is cut from the same cloth as Ron DeSantis, the incumbent Republican in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. A young, telegenic Republican with a strong sense of America taking an assertive role in the foreign policy sphere, it was and is easy to see Patty as a rising star in the Florida […]

Mitch PerryJune 22, 2016

Treasure Coast Congressman and U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Patrick Murphy says Floridians should think long and hard about Marco Rubio’s decision to run now for re-election for his U.S. Senate seat, a seat that Rubio insisted he would never run for again over the past year-and-half. “Who does he think he is that all of a sudden Floridians are […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

Marco Rubio told supporters he needs their help to make sure his 2016 re-election bid is successful. The Miami Republican announced Wednesday he was running for re-election to the U.S. Senate. In a statement announcing his decision, Rubio said the Senate will play an important role in the coming years “as a check and balance […]

Tom JacksonJune 22, 2016

That whooshing sound, like a battalion of leaf blowers set on high, is the hierarchy of the Republican Party responding to a rare moment of good news. Marco Rubio, who shouldn’t have been in such a hurry to leave in the first place, says he’s decided to seek re-election to the U.S. Senate. The Washington […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2016

The last-week moves today by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis to seek re-election will have the backing of a group that played a major role in getting each of them elected in the first place. The Club for Growth PAC, a conservative economics committee, had strongly backed both of them in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

The Republican Party of Florida said it welcomed Marco Rubio’s decision to run for re-election. Rubio announced Wednesday he planned to run for a second term in 2016. The decision reverses an earlier pledge to return home at the end of his term. “Keeping Florida’s U.S. Senate seat Republican is a top priority for our […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

A onetime opponent is throwing his support behind Marco Rubio. On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz said he was “glad to support” Rubio in his re-election bid. Cruz, a Texas Republican, was one of more than a dozen Republicans who ran for president earlier this year. “Marco Rubio is a friend and has been an ally […]

Mitch PerryJune 22, 2016

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During his ultimately unsuccessful presidential campaign, Marco Rubio went further than most Republicans ever have when he said he would deny abortion to women who are survivors of rape and incest. Such a stance was considered outside mainstream sensibilities, and the pro-choice group NARAL Pro-Choice began airing TV ads against Rubio following the New Hampshire […]

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Joe Henderson: It’s not that Marco Rubio reneged; it’s that he did a lousy job in Senate

Poll: Marco Rubio leads GOP field with 57% support

Brandon Patty withdraws from congressional race

After Senate flip-flop, Patrick Murphy asks how can Floridians trust Marco Rubio?

Marco Rubio rallies backers, calls for their continued support in Senate bid

Tom Jackson: Seeking Florida voters’ forgiveness, Marco Rubio hits the reset button

Club for Growth endorses Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis

RPOF says it welcomes Marco Rubio’s decision to run for re-election

Ted Cruz endorses Marco Rubio’s re-election

NARAL Pro-Choice America to begin airing ads attacking Marco Rubio in Florida