The hope of Republicans who seek to stop Donald Trump is that as the GOP presidential field shrinks, Trump’s strongest opponents will grab a larger and larger share of the vote until finally, in a one-on-one confrontation, the last remaining Trump alternative — Marco Rubio, most likely — will finally banish Trump.
Read More >>Are Rubio and Sanders playing to win?
After Donald Trump’s third-straight victory last night (in the Nevada caucuses) and as Hillary Clinton is set up for a big triumph on Saturday (in South Carolina), it’s become increasingly clear that their top primary opponents aren’t playing to win.
Read More >>In Marco Rubio’s mind, March 15 is when he has to start winning states.
The Florida senator on Wednesday explained his path to the nomination starting on March 1, Super Tuesday, going forward into states that are winner-take-all for delegates. While he finished second in Nevada, Rubio has not finished first in any state that has voted or caucused so far, including in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
Read More >>Republicans turned to Nevada on Tuesday in the final contest before eleven states vote on March 1.
The caucuses were compelling, if sometimes chaotic. Who drew a winning hand in the Silver State and who left looking like a busted flush?
Read More >>He came. He saw. And by the end of the night, in the land of Caesar’s Palace, The Donald had conquered.
Now, after Donald Trump thumped his nearest rivals by 20 points Tuesday in the Nevada caucuses, the billionaire turns his eyes toward a bigger prize: next week’s 11-state Super Tuesday.
Read More >>A key player in the Koch brothers’ inner political circle will work directly on Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign, bringing deep connections to the brothers’ vast network of donors and experience helping oversee their sophisticated political operation.
Read More >>Once upon a time, back when it first looked like Marco Rubio would not win Iowa but would do decently afterward, there were reports that his campaign had a “3-2-1″ strategy: Third in Iowa, second in New Hampshire, winning South Carolina.
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