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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 2, 2016

Marco Rubio has snagged the endorsement of Sen. Tim Scott. Scott, a South Carolina Republican, endorsed Rubio on Tuesday morning, hours after the Florida Republican outperformed expectations in Iowa. Rubio finished in third place with 23 percent, better than recent polls had projected. “I believe the best days of our country are ahead of her […]

Mitch PerryOctober 23, 2015

Marco Rubio is far from the first U.S. Senator to miss a number of votes while he runs for president, but he seems to be getting bashed more than most. By most accounts, he’s missed up to 30 percent of his votes in the Senate this year. While that makes him worse than fellow GOP Senators/presidential […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Monday is returning to campaign in South Carolina. He last visited Aug. 28 when he delivered a speech outlining his policy toward China. The Florida senator will attend an early evening Labor Day town hall meeting hosted by Republican Sen. Tim Scott at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2015

Let’s circle back to Jeb Bush’s National Urban League address from several weeks ago, because if a big, pointed word must be used, it is “symptomatic” of Republican racial complacency. (It’s best to exclude Ben Carson, because like all black Republicans from Allen West to Tim Scott, he momentarily forgets that he is black. Colorblindness […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 16, 2015

Republican candidates and parties in key primary states are among the first beneficiaries of Jeb Bush’s Right to Rise PAC. The committee launched by the former Florida governor and prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidate announced on Friday it gave nearly $123,000 in contributions. The largest payments were $10,000 each to the Republican Parties of Florida, […]

Tag: Tim Scott

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott throws support behind Marco Rubio

Lois Frankel knocks Marco Rubio’s absentee record, says Florida needs two senators

Marco Rubio brings campaign back to South Carolina on Labor Day

Chris Timmons: The GOP needs a new Nixon plan for blacks

Jeb Bush PAC starts spending, gives $123K to GOP in early primary states