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

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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, “it’s getting harder every day.” Kasich said the “toxic environment” Trump is creating “makes it very, extremely difficult” to support him. “To see Americans slugging…

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Donald Trump campaign abandons plans for rally Sunday in Jacksonville

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The Donald Trump road show will go on Sunday… but not in Jacksonville, as plans for a Cecil Field rally appear to have been abandoned. Trump, whose rallies have an energy not seen in these parts since the era of George Wallace, will make one Florida stop in Boca Raton Sunday, with his earlier stops that day in Illinois and Ohio, where his polls are within the MOE of Ted Cruz and John Kasich respectively. Sources familiar with the thinking of the Trump campaign…

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Marco Rubio in single digits in Missouri poll

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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 were arrested and, at least, one was bloodied at a St. Louis Trump rally on Friday, where he bellowed from the stage with seeming approval:…

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Marco Rubio urges for John Kasich vote in Ohio

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Marco Rubio‘s campaign is urging people in Ohio to vote for his rival, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, to stop rival Donald Trump from clinching the prized contest. Alex Conant told The Associated Press Friday that the only way to stop Trump from sweeping next week’s basket of winner-take-all contests is to vote for Kasich in Ohio and Rubio in Florida. Conant said that “If you want to stop Trump in Ohio, Kasich’s the only guy who can beat him there.”…

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Pro-Marco Rubio super PAC calls on Floridians to ‘stop Trump’

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A vote for anyone but Marco Rubio in Florida is a vote for Donald Trump. That’s the message Conservative Solutions PAC, the super PAC backing Rubio, is sending in a new advertisement, called “Closest.” “In Florida, a vote for Cruz or Kasich is a vote for Trump,” a man is heard saying in the 30-second spot.  “It’s time to stop Trump and elect a president we’ll be proud of, Marco Rubio. Florida, make it happen.” Bloomberg Politics reported that outside…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.10.16 – Why hasn’t the Florida GOP establishment rallied around Marco Rubio?

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In what is being dubbed by critics as the “low-energy” summit, Jeb Bush is scheduled to meet today in Miami separately with John Kasich and Ted Cruz, after reportedly already meeting with Marco Rubio on Wednesday. The idea being, I take it, is that Jeb might come out with an endorsement. If he’s going to do that, it should happen today, when it would have maximum impact, hours before tonight’s GOP presidential debate on the UM campus. One would assume that…

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Donald Trump leads Marco Rubio in Florida 42%-32% in new PPP survey

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Another poll regarding Florida’s upcoming March 15 presidential primary again reveals that Marco Rubio is trailing by double-digits in the Sunshine State. A private poll commissioned by Florida Democratic political consultant Christian Ulvert and produced by Public Policy Polling son Wednesday shows Donald Trump leading Rubio, 42 percent to 32 percent. Ted Cruz is a distant third with 14 percent, and John Kasich is fourth at 8 percent. On Monday, Rubio said that a vote for Kasich or Cruz was a vote for…

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