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Rubio Stumbles Weekend Before N.H. Primaries

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign team described several months ago their strategy for the Republican nomination, dubbed “3:2:1” by most: a third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, a second place finish in New Hampshire, and a first place victory in either South Carolina or Nevada. Heading into the GOP debate on Saturday evening he looked like he was on the way to achieving the second part of his plan.

As Politico’s panel of experts observed, things quickly turned sour for Rubio ... Read More >>

With most political eyes this weekend set on New Hampshire, where campaigns are already in full get out the vote (GOTV) mode, most observers are focusing on terms like “ground game,” “air war” and “youth vote.”

There aren’t many questions left unanswered for the campaigns with a day to go before the voting begins in New Hampshire’s presidential primary.

But here are three:

Ahead of N.H. primary, questions for Rubio, Trump and Cruz

This was supposed to be the strongest Republican presidential field in memory, but with two days remaining before the New Hampshire primary, cracks are showing.

Marco Rubio benefited from low expectations in Iowa. How else do you explain finishing third and getting a big bump in the polls? And before Saturday night’s debate debacle, I thought expectations might be getting too high for Rubio in New Hampshire.

Poll: Trump up by 21 points in NH, Cruz and Rubio tied for second

Donald Trump commands a wide lead heading into Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary in New Hampshire, according to a new poll.

Trump owns a 21-point edge over the Republican White House hopefuls in the latest University of Massachusetts-Lowell/7 News survey.

Rubio’s problem: An excess of caution

Marco Rubio isn’t really a robot – he isn’t dumb or teleprompter-tied – but he is a calculating and cautious candidate, and in the mean, fast-moving 2016 primary, caution can sometimes kill.