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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 13, 2016

Marco Rubio remains in second place in Florida, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll. Donald Trump holds a 21-point lead over Rubio in the Sunshine State. The poll found that Trump is at 43 percent, while Rubio is at 22 percent. Ted Cruz is in third with 21 percent, followed by John […]

Scott PowersMarch 12, 2016

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A new poll conducted by Florida Atlantic University gives commanding leads to Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton headed to Florida’s presidential primary on Tuesday. The survey, conducted Tuesday through Friday by FAU’s Business and Economics Polling Initiative, gives Trump 44 percent, followed by a tie between U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and […]

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, […]

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

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 […]

Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2016

Ted Cruz arrived in Central Florida for a rally Friday morning, joined by Fox News anchor Sean Hannity and former candidate Carly Fiorina, who recently endorsed the Republican White House hopeful. During a speech at the Faith Assembly of God megachurch in Orlando, the Texas senator doubled down on promises he’s been making on the campaign […]

Bill RuftyMarch 11, 2016

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Motorists nearly always complain about the traffic on Interstate 4, but in the last two days with the Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday, many on the crowded highway have been presidential candidates. On the Democratic side, both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders worked Orlando, Kissimmee and Tampa Wednesday and Thursday. […]

Scott PowersMarch 10, 2016

A new survey released by Suffolk University finds that Florida Republicans prefer Donald Trump to Marco Rubio by 9 points even though most think the New York businessman is the least conservative in the GOP candidates. The survey, of 500 likely Republican primary voters in Florida, gives Trump 36 percent, U.S. Sen. Rubio of Florida 27 percent, U.S. Sen. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2016

In a Thursday morning press conference in Marco Rubio’s Jacksonville campaign HQ, former Senator Rick Santorum made the case for the current Florida Senator, tailored to the “strong conservative area” of Northeast Florida. “We have to make sure we have the strongest military in the world, because if we don’t lead, who will? Marco Rubio […]

Mitch PerryMarch 10, 2016

A national Public Policy Polling survey finds Americans want President Barack Obama to be able to appoint Antonin Scalia’s replacement on the Supreme Court, and they don’t want any of the Republican front runners for president making the call. The poll shows that 56 percent of Americans want a replacement to the Supreme Court occur this […]

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Donald Trump holds double-digit lead over Marco Rubio in NBC/WSJ/Marist poll

New poll has Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton up by more than 20 points in Florida

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

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

Marco Rubio in single digits in Missouri poll

Ted Cruz promises smaller government, slams Donald Trump at Orlando rally

I-4 heavy with traffic … of presidential candidates

New poll gives Donald Trump 9-point edge even though voters think he is least conservative

In Jax, Rick Santorum makes the Nat Sec case for “Reagan Conservative” Marco Rubio

56% in poll want Barack Obama to pick next Supreme Court justice