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A.G. GancarskiMarch 16, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry was a strong Marco Rubio supporter. However, he said Wednesday, Florida voters emphatically made their decision. “I’m proud to have supported my friend,” Curry said, yet “the people spoke.” For Curry “it’s time to move on,” he said to a press gaggle, reinforcing comments he made Monday at a Jacksonville Marco Rubio Meet and […]

Associated PressMarch 16, 2016

Florida Republicans and Democrats went in opposite directions in picking Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as their choices to be on November’s presidential ballot. Republicans went with a brash casino owner who has never run for office and is blowing up conventional political wisdom. Democrats went with a woman who represents a political dynasty and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2016

Two of the most astute observers (and participants) in Florida politics are Steve Schale and Adam Goodman. In recent years, the Democrat from Jacksonville and Republican from Tampa (or has he moved to St. Petersburg yet?) have sat down before audiences to give their breakdowns on the state of Florida politics, and it’s always a treat for political […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2016

Marco Rubio’s big-time loss to Donald Trump in Tuesday night’s Florida presidential primary puts him in distinguished company. The loss makes him just the third Republican since the Great Depression to lose a home presidential primary in a cycle in which he won at least one state, according to a new Smart Politics report. The […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2016

We’ll save you our post-mortems about Marco Rubio‘s failed candidacy for the presidency, since you can find them all over the web this morning. We wrote last week how startled we were about the lack of support in his own state, and that was before Alex Leary‘s devastating portrayal in Sunday’s Tampa Bay Times. A notable […]

Peter SchorschMarch 16, 2016

The most common formulation for political failure in a presidential campaign is this: It was too little, too late. But in the case of Marco Rubio, it was too little, too soon. Rubio withdrew from the presidential race Tuesday, another patch of bloodstained pavement on Trump Boulevard. Our self-described favorite son managed to lose 66 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Ted Cruz declared a victory (of sorts) Tuesday, despite coming up short in four of the five Republican primaries. “Tonight was a good night,” he said. “Tonight we continued to gain delegates and continued our march to 1,237. And, after tonight, America now has a clear choice going forward.” Cruz was neck-in-neck with Donald Trump in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

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Donald Trump promised to continue to “win, win, win” after victories in at least three of the five states holding Republican primaries Tuesday. Trump won primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida. He came in second in Ohio, trailing John Kasich. The Missouri Republican primary was too close to call late Tuesday night. The New […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio failed to convince a majority of voters in any Florida county outside his home Miami-Dade that he was the best Republican choice for president. With late but still incomplete returns, Florida’s junior U.S. senator was losing every county in Florida to Donald Trump except Miami-Dade. He was finishing third in at least 26 counties, […]

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 […]

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.16.16 – How does Bernie Sanders move on from here?

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Marco Rubio losing every Florida county except his home Miami-Dade

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