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The slow walk of candidates declaring they are running for president took another step forward on Monday with Senator Marco Rubio saying he plans to make a “big announcement” in a couple of weeks.

Mr. Rubio, a Florida Republican, confirmed reports that supporters should plan on being in Miami on April 13.

Marco Rubio Makes Plans for 2016 Run as Rivals Also Set to Race

Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) is laying plans to announce his presidential bid in two weeks, a step that, along with other recent activity among likely contenders, shows the early sparring and positioning in the 2016 race for the White House is about to accelerate.

Five ‘Lanes’ in GOP Nomination Contest?

Phillip Bump has an intriguing analysis of the 2016 GOP nomination battle over at the Washington Post, arguing there are basically five ‘lanes’ in the contest that the different candidates are competing in. Huckabee and Santorum, for example, are seen as the two candidates expected to challenge each other for dominance in the ‘Evangelical’ lane (although others will certainly try to grab some of that vote as well).

The 2016 GOP presidential race, broken down into 5 ‘lanes’

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April Start to the 2016 Official Campaign?

Sean Parnell

According to Politico, it looks like April will see the first of what are sure to be many official candidacy announcements in the 2016 presidential nomination process.

GOP hopefuls rush toward starting gates

The 2016 race is about to get real.

At least three Republican presidential candidates are expected to formally launch their campaigns within the next three or four weeks, due to a mix of calendar dates and deadlines that offer an ideal window for them to officially declare their intentions.

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Marco Rubio’s house of horrors

The brick-fronted tract house with a satellite dish and a yellow fire hydrant in front looks like many middle-class homes in Florida’s capital, except for the two names on the deed.

Sean Parnell

Republican candidates for president in 2016 may face something that hasn’t been seen in a while, an honest-to-goodness debate on substantive issues that goes beyond the routine exchange of canned sound bites and rehearsed ‘zingers.’ At least, that’s what Hugh Hewitt, talk radio host and questioner for the first GOP debate is aiming for:

Hugh Hewitt Wants A ‘Serious’ GOP Primary And Will Be Assigning Homework

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Marco Rubio lands another top Romney aide for likely 2016 campaign

Sen. Marco Rubio has recruited Rich Beeson, a veteran political operative and senior official on Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign, to join his likely presidential campaign, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the move.