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This Big Rumor Is Circulating About Rubio’s Next Career–It’s the Last Thing You’d Expect

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When Sen. Marco Rubio chose to run for Republican presidential nomination, one of his campaign promises was that he would not seek another term as a U.S. senator from Florida.

Rubio’s campaign got off to a great start, but when the one-time senator lost the primary in his home state to billionaire Donald Trump, he apparently saw the writing on the wall and suspended his campaign for president.

Some may have wondered in what direction Rubio’s career would take him post-race. According to the New York Post, rumors were circulating he would join the Miami Dolphins in an executive role for the team . . .

Citing insiders within the Rubio campaign, the Post reports Rubio is still considering another White House bid in 2020, all the while lobbying to keep the delegates he won in 21 different states, asking delegates not to release them to the three remaining candidates.

With the possibility of an open GOP convention, Rubio is still active behind the scenes. The Post acquired a letter written to the Alaska Republican Party. In it Rubio reportedly wrote, “It is my desire at this time that the delegates allocated to me by your rules remain bound to vote for me on at least the first nominating ballot at the National Convention.” (Read more from “This Big Rumor Is Circulating About Rubio’s Next Career–It’s the Last Thing You’d Expect” HERE)

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Marco Rubio Rejected ‘Unity Ticket’ With Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz’s campaign has been exploring the possibility of forming a unity ticket with ex-rival Marco Rubio — going so far as to conduct polling looking into how the two would perform in upcoming primary states.

The motivation, hashed out in conversations among Cruz’s top aides and donors: to find a way to halt Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination.

It’s unclear whether Cruz’s campaign brass views a partnership with Rubio as realistic or quixotic. In Rubio’s orbit, according to three sources, it’s seen as an outright nonstarter — with Rubio telling his team he isn’t interested.

Yet in recent weeks, within Cruz’s camp, talk of a joint ticket has run rampant. Utah Republican Mike Lee, one of two senators to endorse Cruz, has emerged as an outspoken supporter of a unity ticket — and as a potential broker. The freshman, according to several sources briefed on the talks, has reached out repeatedly to Rubio to gauge his interest, but has been rebuffed.

Shortly before Lee endorsed Cruz on March 10, Lee and his advisers discussed the possibility of organizing a meeting between the Utah senator and Rubio in Florida, just days before the state’s primary, according to two sources. The meeting, though, never happened. (Read more from “Marco Rubio Rejected ‘Unity Ticket’ With Ted Cruz” HERE)

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Marco Rubio Accomplished Something That Hasn’t Been Done in Nearly a Century

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When Marco Rubio lost the Florida Republican Primary Tuesday he became the first sitting GOP senator to fail to win his home state primary since Hiram Johnson in 1924.

Previously, The Daily Caller reported that Rubio was the first to do this since 1988. We were mistaken as the Kansas GOP website had George H.W Bush winning the state’s caucus, in fact Sen. Bob Dole had won it.

Sen. Hiram Johnson lost the California GOP primary to incumbent President Calvin Coolidge. Among both parties the last sitting senator to lose in their home state was Eugene McCarthy in 1968. He lost to a fellow Minnesotan – Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Minnesota did not have a primary that year but Humphrey got more delegates from the state than McCarthy. (Read more from “Marco Rubio Accomplished Something That Hasn’t Been Done in Nearly a Century” HERE)

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Rubio’s Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates

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Donald J. Trump’s series of victories on Tuesday extended his delegate lead and forced Senator Marco Rubio of Florida out of the presidential race. Mr. Trump’s path to winning enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination is not assured, but he is in a strong position.

Here are some ways the Republican nominating contest could unfold. Try adjusting the sliders to see how the outcomes change. Each line in the chart represents one possible outcome.

If Mr. Trump maintains his current level of support in the remaining races, he would almost certainly secure the nomination.

After Tuesday’s contests, no other candidate retains a real chance of capturing the delegates required to win the nomination outright. Mr. Rubio dropped out, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio is too far behind, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas would need to win the vast majority of the remaining delegates — a near impossibility. (Read more from “Rubio’s Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates” HERE)

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Right After Rubio Dropped out, Gov. Nikki Haley Reveals Who She’s Backing Now

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After throwing her support behind Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was forced to re-evaluate the field after Rubio suspended his campaign Tuesday night.

Looking at the remaining candidates vying for the GOP nomination, Haley said on Wednesday that she is now “privately fighting for” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to win the primary election . . .

“Ask me when the time comes again,” she said. “But as of now, I strongly believe I will support the Republican nominee.”

At this point in the race, however, Haley said that her “hope and … prayer is that Sen. Cruz can come through this.”

Though Trump picked up key primary victories in Tuesday’s elections, Haley said she still believes he can be defeated. (Read more from “Right After Rubio Dropped out, Gov. Nikki Haley Reveals Who She’s Backing Now” HERE)

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After Discouraging Loss in Florida, Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign

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By Julie Bykowicz. Donald Trump won a decisive victory in Florida’s primary Tuesday night, forcing home-state Sen. Marco Rubio to abandon the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The brash billionaire also picked up North Carolina and Illinois, but faltered in Ohio.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich notched his first and only victory of the primary season by carrying his home state, but he has the fewest delegates of anyone still in the running and had virtually no electoral path to the nomination.

Trump, holding forth at his resort Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, urged Republicans to unify in support of him. They are reluctant to do so. (Read more from “After Discouraging Loss in Florida, Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign” HERE)

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Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign After Losing Florida Primary

By David Sutta. “I want to congratulate Donald Trump on a big victory in Florida.” With those words, Marco Rubio opened his speech to supporters in Miami Tuesday night after learning Trump won the GOP primary in Rubio’s home state.

“While it is not God’s plan that I be President in 2016 or maybe ever, and while today while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that I’ve even come this far is event of how special America truly is and all the reason more while we must do all that we can to ensure that this nation remains a special place. I ask the people do not give in to the fear, do not give in to the frustration.”

With those words, Marco Rubio’s quest for the White House came to an end. Inside a packed lobby at Florida International University’s arena, Miami’s native son sounded like he left it all on the court.

“I just want you to know there is nothing more we could have done. There is nothing more you could have done. You worked as hard as anyone worked. I want you to know we worked as hard that we ever could.” (Read more from “Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign After Losing Florida Primary” HERE)

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Marco Rubio Just Said Something About His Campaign That’ll Tell You Exactly Where It’s Heading

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has rebuked multiple claims this week that his presidential candidacy is in its death throes. At least two notable media reports, citing separate unnamed sources, have indicated the struggling Republican would drop out of the race even before his home-state primary next Tuesday.

When CNN ran a report to that effect, Rubio communications director Alex Conant paid the network a visit, telling anchor Wolf Blitzer that the allegation was “fiction” and “100 percent false.”

Following a poor showing during Tuesday’s primary elections, a Fox Business Network report cited the candidate’s donors as among those suggesting he would exit the race — barring any favorable polling shifts — prior to the Florida primary.

Rubio himself addressed these assertions with Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly Wednesday, insisting that he plans to win Florida and continue what he has previously referred to as a national campaign.

“I’m fighting all the way through,” he said.

Blaming an unorthodox primary season, Rubio noted his was not the first candidacy to have been prematurely eulogized. (Read more from “Marco Rubio Just Said Something About His Campaign That’ll Tell You Exactly Where It’s Heading” HERE)

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Is Ted Using ‘Dirty Tricks’ Again? Rubio Campaign Makes Huge Accusation Against Cruz

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By Fox News. Marco Rubio’s campaign accused Ted Cruz’s camp of “dirty tricks” Tuesday, after Cruz supporters in Hawaii blasted out an email suggesting the Florida senator was about to drop out of the race.

The email, sent by “Ted Cruz Hawaii,” cites a disputed CNN report claiming some Rubio advisers have told him to drop out of the 2016 race before Florida’s primary next week, fearing he could be humiliated by a defeat in his home state.

“Privately, the campaign is having a debate about whether he should remain in the mix — even for his home state of Florida’s primary,” the email said, going on to quote the report.

The email then quoted supposed Hawaii caucus-goers — who were not named — saying they don’t want to “waste” their votes on a “likely dropout.”

Rubio’s campaign already has adamantly denied the CNN report — and when it turned up in the Hawaii email, immediately blasted Cruz for “dirty tricks.” (Read more from “Is Ted Using ‘Dirty Tricks’ Again? Rubio Campaign Makes Huge Accusation Against Cruz” HERE)

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Rubio Aide Accuses Cruz Camp of ‘Disgusting Tactics’

By Donovan Slack. A senior aide to Marco Rubio is accusing Ted Cruz’s campaign of using “disgusting tactics” to trick voters into thinking that the Rubio campaign is flailing.

Rubio’s camp has emphatically denied a CNN report Monday that some of his advisers have discussed whether he should drop out before the all-important primary next Tuesday in his home state of Florida.

A spokeswoman for Cruz said Tuesday that the missive was not authorized by his campaign. (Read more from “Rubio Aide Accuses Cruz Camp of ‘Disgusting Tactics'” HERE)

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Are Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz Natural Born Citizens? Judge to Hear Case

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A case challenging the eligibility of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio to run for president will be heard in Broward County court at 11 a.m. Friday.

The crux of the case: the meaning of the phrase “natural born citizen” and how it applies to the two Republican senators. Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to Cuban immigrants who became citizens a few years later. Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban-born father and American mother, who moved to Texas when Cruz was four.

“These two candidates are naturalized U.S. citizens, or at the very least, simply fail to comply with the common law Supreme Court established definition of natural born citizen,” wrote Michael Voeltz in his court complaint.

Voeltz, a Broward Republican and inventory manager at a car dealership who is representing himself, wants the candidates’ names withdrawn from the Florida March 15 primary ballot.

The U.S. Constitution states that a presidential candidate must be a “natural born citizen.” Voeltz argues that the definition of “natural born citizens” refers to those born in the U.S. whose parents are U.S. citizens. (Read more from “Are Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz Natural Born Citizens? Judge to Hear Case” HERE)

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Trump Counters GOP Establishment: Releases ‘Corrupt Marco’ Ad in Florida

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At least FOUR Establishment Republican PACs are spending millions of dollars to run anti-Trump ads in Florida this week in the runup of the Republican primary next Tuesday.

This afternoon Trump responded to the establishment smears.

(Read more from “Trump Counters GOP Establishment: Releases ‘Corrupt Marco’ Ad in Florida” HERE)

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