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Reversing course, Marco Rubio announces he will seek re-election

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It’s official: Marco Rubio is running for re-election. The Miami Republican announced Wednesday he planned to run again in 2016. The announcement came after weeks of speculation about whether Rubio would seek another term in the U.S. Senate. The decision reverses a pledge to return to private life when his term was over in January. “In politics, admitting you’ve changed your mind is not something most people like to do. But here it goes,” said Rubio in a statement. “I…

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Poll: Marco Rubio remains unpopular in the Sunshine State

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Marco Rubio continues to be unpopular in his home state, found a new poll by Public Policy Polling. The survey, released Friday afternoon, found 30 percent of Floridians polled said approved of Rubio’s job performance. Another 49 percent said they disapproved of the job Rubio was doing, while 20 percent stated that they weren’t sure. The survey of 508 registered voters was conducted on June 15 and 16. The poll came just about 10 days after the company’s last Florida poll…

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Rick Scott to meet with Donald Trump; again says he would pass on VP spot

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Rick Scott will meet with Donald Trump on Monday, but once again said he would pass if offered a spot on the presidential ticket. The Washington Post on Thursday reported Scott will travel to New York to meet with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. On Friday, Scott told CNN he initiated the meeting in hopes of talking about how Trump can win the Sunshine State. “I want to talk about how we won in 2010 and 2014,” said the Naples…

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What goes into being a convention delegate? For starters, some travel expenses

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This wild 2016 campaign season, we’ve heard a lot about delegates. Pledged delegates. Superdelegates. “Unbound” delegates. Delegate math. Delegate count. The delegate tracker! The nation (er, actually just political junkies in this great land of ours) is tracking delegates the way people living in prefab housing in Oklahoma stay glued to the local news when a twister comes roaring through their subdivision. But just who are these mythical delegates? They can be elected officials, party bigwigs, campaign organizers, and even…

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Marco Rubio suspends presidential campaign after crushing Florida defeat

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Marco Rubio ended his campaign Tuesday after being trounced in his own state by New York businessman Donald Trump. Rubio is expected to come in a distant second behind Republican front-runner Trump. According to the Florida Division of Elections, Trump leads the pack with 45 percent of the vote. Rubio trails Trump with 27 percent, followed by Ted Cruz with 17 percent. John Kasich is in fourth with 7 percent. “After tonight, it is clear that while we are on…

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Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton to spend primary night in South Florida

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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 at 6 p.m., and the event is expected to begin around 7 p.m. Rubio has spent the past week campaigning throughout the Sunshine State. It…

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Tampa Bay for Bernie holding 2-day music fest to get out the vote

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Tampa Bay for Bernie, a local grassroots group campaigning for Bernie Sanders, is hosting a two-day music festival this weekend to get people registered to vote and change or update their voter registration. The deadline to do any of those things is Feb. 16. This deadline is crucial for presidential campaigns in Florida because the state holds closed primaries. That means only registered Democrats can vote in the Democratic Primary, and only Republicans can vote in the GOP Primary. Sanders…

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