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Marco Rubio just can’t seem to shake that Obama comparison

In 2012, Sen. Marco Rubio had President Obama pegged: a guy who “has no idea what he’s doing.” As recently as December, Rubio described Obama as “overwhelmed” by the threat posed by the Islamic State.

Bush super PAC poll has Jeb in third, Marco in fifth

With just hours to go until primary votes are cast here, a new poll conducted by Jeb Bush’s super PAC finds him moving into third place.

The poll, which was conducted after the end of Saturday night’s debate and concluded before the start of the Super Bowl on Sunday evening, shows Donald Trump with a wide lead over the field with 29 percent.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been a leading contender for the Republican nomination for quite a while, a standing reinforced by his strong (and better-than-expected) finish in the Iowa caucuses last week. He is one of the four candidates thought to be able to draw significant support from the so-called “establishment” of the GOP – a large voting bloc, particularly in the New Hampshire primary. The other three vying for these voters’ support are former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New ... Read More >>

Republicans scramble for second in New Hampshire

After Iowa, the conventional wisdom about New Hampshire’s Republican primary seemed clear enough: Donald Trump had slipped but was still the state’s frontrunner, Ted Cruz had earned a much-needed victory, and Marco Rubio was set to sweep aside his establishment-lane competition after outperforming the polls all the way to third place in Iowa.

Sen. Deb Fischer endorses Rubio

Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer on Monday endorsed Marco Rubio, hailing the Florida senator as the strongest commander-in-chief in the Republican field.

Fischer, who sits on the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, praised Rubio for his ability to inspire others and his depth of knowledge on national security.

A Republican presidential field that was once so unwieldy that debates had to be broken into undercard and main events may soon shrink from its peak of 17 prominent candidates to just three.

The writing was on the wall in mid-January. At a Republican debate in South Carolina, Donald Trump defended his fellow New Yorkers from Ted Cruz. Cruz made the case for his natural-born citizenship against Trump.

Review-Journal endorses Marco Rubio for Nevada’s GOP caucus

Nevada’s largest newspaper is endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio for Nevada’s Republican caucus.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board said in an editorial published Friday that Rubio is concerned about key issues for Nevada, including federal land use policies and immigration.