Marco Rubio Ends His Presidential Campaign
The Florida senator is dropping out of the White House race after losing his home state's GOP primary to Donald Trump.
www.kpbs.orgHere’s a concise update on the latest publicly available information about Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign.
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Rubio suspended his 2016 campaign in March 2016 after losing Florida to Donald Trump in the state’s primary. This ended his bid to win the Republican nomination that year. [source: CBS News coverage of Rubio’s suspension][1]
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He formally announced the decision in Miami, emphasizing that he would not continue a campaign he believed could damage the party or the nation, and congratulated Trump on his Florida victory. [source: CBS News – Rubio suspension coverage][1]
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Other major outlets at the time similarly reported that Rubio ended his campaign following the Florida primary loss, leaving Donald Trump and Ted Cruz as the leading contenders in the race. [source: ABC News coverage of suspension][2]
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Rubio’s 2016 bid had been long viewed as an attempt to position himself as the establishment alternative to Trump, with expectations of a strong Florida win potentially altering the nominating dynamics; however, Florida’s result did not go in his favor. [source: Wikipedia campaign overview][3]
If you’d like, I can pull a few contemporary summaries from other outlets (e.g., NBC, CNN, Reuters) or provide a brief timeline of Rubio’s 2016 campaign events leading up to his suspension.