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Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

In the highest-profile Florida defection yet from favorite son Marco Rubio, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Monday endorsed Donald Trump in the Florida Republican presidential primary, the Trump campaign announced. Bondi joined Trump at a rally in Tampa Monday afternoon and praised the Republican front-runner who is trying to stay ahead of Rubio, Florida’s junior U.S. senator. “People […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Marco Rubio‘s latest and perhaps last campaign video, released Monday, urges “It’s All About Florida” and emphasizes that it is time for his generation to do its part now to leave a better nation for children, including his. “I have four children,” Florida’s U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate states at the beginning of the minute-16-second video, “And […]

Associated PressMarch 14, 2016

In several states, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has been losing support as primary contests near. But in most cases, it’s not happening fast enough for his rivals to catch up. Exit poll data shows Trump tends to do worse with voters who wait to pick their candidate until the final days of campaigning in their […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 14, 2016

Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton are heading to South Florida. Both campaigns announced Monday that the candidates plan to spend Tuesday night in South Florida for election night rallies. Rubio, a Miami resident, is scheduled to hold a primary night celebration at the Florida International University Arena, 11200 SW 8th Street in Miami. Doors open […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016

In Duval County 93,487 voters, 17 percent of all registered voters, participated in early voting/vote by mail for the Presidential Preference Primary. Vote by mail drew 39,467 of them, and 53,789 were early voting, while 231 votes were provisional. Of 205,093 Republicans, 51,830 of them voted before Tuesday: That’s 25.27 percent turnout. Enthusiasm, thus far, […]

Associated PressMarch 14, 2016

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was among the Republican Party’s biggest stars when he burst onto the national stage in the tea party wave of 2010. Now, he is facing a home-state showing on Tuesday that could devastate his 2016 presidential campaign and damage his political brand for years to come. The Cuban-American’s desire to become […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016

Referring to Mayor Lenny Curry, who entered the restaurant with him for his Monday Jacksonville event, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Curry was a “great friend and great mayor” and a “real conservative” who rose to “challenges after four years of failed leadership.” “We can do that for America,” Rubio told the crowd. However, if […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 14, 2016

Donald Trump has a 17-point lead over Marco Rubio going into Tuesday’s presidential preference primary. According to a new Monmouth University Poll of likely primary voters in Florida, Trump is leading the Republican field with 44 percent support. Rubio is in second with 27 percent of Florida Republicans saying they backed him. Ted Cruz is […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016

Although Marco Rubio‘s presidential campaign appears headed toward suspension after Tuesday’s results, his Jacksonville visit to Maple Street Biscuit Co. in San Marco drew passionate supporters: true believers in his message of positivity and traditional conservative talking points. Rubio’s message, delivered to an overflow crowd of hundreds on Monday morning, was positive. He said his campaign […]

Jac VerSteegMarch 14, 2016

My Context Florida colleague Martin Dyckman encourages Republicans who want to stop Donald Trump to vote for Marco Rubio in Florida’s winner-take-all primary on March 15. It’s a shame that Dyckman can’t get more help from Rubio himself. While stopping Trump is a noble motivation, it probably isn’t sufficient. Voters judging incumbents – and that’s […]

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