Rubio Announces Presidential Run
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Rubio announces his 2016 GOP presidential campaignFlorida Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday that he is running for president and feels “uniquely qualified” to talk about the future.
Rubio, a Republican, is scheduled to make a full-scale announcement late today in Miami at an event before hundreds of supporters that will include a video message.
The first-term senator has long been assembling his political team, including donors who helped previous presidential nominees collect tens of millions of dollars. Now, Rubio's campaign kickoff formalizes what has been unfolding for months.
It comes a day after Hillary Clinton announced...
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Reports: Marco Rubio jumps into 2016 presidential raceSen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a telegenic rising star with appeal to conservative and establishment Republicans, told donors in a conference call today that he will run for president, according to news reports.
Rubio told his supporters he feels "uniquely qualified" to be president and criticized Hillary Clinton as "a leader from yesterday," the AP reported. CNN reports an adviser has also divulged Rubio's plans.
The senator is set to hold a rally this evening at Miami's Freedom Tower.
The 43-year-old senator elected in 2010 with Tea Party support is...
From the Left
Marco Rubio Tells Donors He's Running For PresidentSen. Marco Rubio is telling his top donors that he is running for president because he feels "uniquely qualified" to pitch his Republican Party as one that will defend the American Dream.
The first-term Republican from Florida told his biggest backers on a conference call on Monday that he sees the coming presidential campaign as a choice between the past and the future. In a swipe at Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rubio said the former first lady "is a leader from yesterday."
Rubio says he has always felt the...