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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 […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

The most repeated phrase of late on social media and on talking-head shows is, “This election is unlike anything ever before!” Each time I hear it I have to chuckle. Is it just a sign of our times that we think ourselves so special that everything we do has to be the biggest or […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

Neither the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio nor the U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera are calling it an endorsement this morning, but Rubio’s shout-out to Lopez-Cantera in Miami Sunday night sure sounded like one, according to a report. At a Rubio rally at the Intercontinental Hotel, Rubio drew attention to […]

Associated PressSeptember 22, 2015

Scott Walker and Rick Perry entered the 2016 presidential race with a combined 18 years of experience as governors. They exited the Republican primary – the first candidates to do so – with negligible support and dwindling bank accounts. Although Walker and Perry were both flawed candidates, their swift demise is a warning to others […]

Tag: Republican primary

Marco Rubio slams Donald Trump’s “say anything” attitude at campaign stop in Largo

Ed Moore: Is this an election unlike any seen before?

Marco Rubio’s shout-out to Carlos Lopez-Cantera sounds “endorsy”

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