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Marco Rubio in Iowa as questions grow about early-state efforts

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With a nationally focused campaign that leans on strong debate performances and television advertising, Marco Rubio isn’t going all out in any one of the early voting states. That’s raised eyebrows among Republicans in states such as Iowa, where people are used to being lavished with attention in a presidential campaign. As 2015 wanes, the Florida senator is back in Iowa on Tuesday for a multi-day swing, hoping to shore up support and finish in the top tier of candidates…

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In Sarasota, Donald Trump blasts at Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and especially the NY Times

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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump helicoptered into Sarasota on Saturday afternoon for his first campaign appearance since Thanksgiving, and protesters were ready for him. Two times within the first 15 minutes of his speech to an overflow crowd at Robarts arena, protesters were led out by security, causing a delay as Trump waited for the demonstrators to leave the arena. However, unlike the report that surfaced last week that a Black Lives Matter protestor was assaulted by members of the crowd as…

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Marco Rubio has missed nearly 30 percent of all Senate votes this year

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It’s a story that’s been mentioned throughout the year, and now USA Today weighed in on this reality on its front page today. No other U.S. senator running for president this year has missed as many votes as Marco Rubio. The junior senator from Florida has missed 77 out of 263 roll-call votes this year through Wednesday, an absentee rate of 29.3 percent. And since June 1, Rubio has been absent for 60 percent of his votes. The paper notes that he’s missed…

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