Tag Archives: Marco Rubio

LIVE VIDEO: South Carolina GOP Primary Results

The polls have closed in South Carolina and the first results are starting to trickle in. Embedded below is a bootleg live-stream of CNN’s coverage. Watch along with us and weigh in.

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Critics Slam Cruz Campaign Flyer As Race-Baiting

Talking Points Memo reports: Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) latest move in South Carolina is a mailer that merges President Barack Obama’s face with that of Cruz’s rival Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). South Carolina state Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D) told The Wall Street Journal that she thought the mailer “moved beyond the dog whistle.” South Carolina presidential politics are notoriously dirty. …

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Rubio Slams “Conspiracy” Wackos At Breitbart [VIDEO]

Last night Marco Rubio dismissed the “conspiracy” nuts at Breitbart during an appearance on Fox News, telling host Neil Cavuto that his campaign doesn’t even credential Breitbart reporters for his events. Boom! As you probably now, for the last year Breitbart has acted as a de facto arm of the Trump campaign, with a large number of their articles either …

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Rubio Slams Photoshopped “Dirty Trick” By Ted Cruz

Marco Rubio is furious this morning after the Ted Cruz campaign circulated a photoshopped image of Rubio making a left-handed handshake with President Obama. Rubio notes that he doesn’t even own the suit, tie, or watch shown in the photo. His campaign is about to hold a press conference to denounce this latest “dirty trick” by Ted Cruz, who has …

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Obama To Make “Historic Visit” To Cuba

And the wingnuts are, predictably, screaming. CNN reports: “We can confirm that (Thursday) the administration will announce the President’s travel to Latin America, including Cuba, in the coming weeks,” according to a senior administration official. The trip, long expected, comes after Obama’s administration formally reopened ties with Havana in late 2014, following a half-century of enmity. Speaking at CNN’s GOP …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Gov. Nikki Haley Endorses Rubio

There goes second place for Ted Cruz. Probably. From the Charleston Post & Courier: Gov. Nikki Haley today is endorsing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president, ending months of speculation and giving Rubio a much needed bounce heading into Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary. Haley is scheduled to appear with Rubio tonight at 6 p.m. in Chapin for a previously …

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Rep. Trey Gowdy Accuses Cruz Campaign Of Dirty Tricks With Fake Endorsement Facebook Page

Somebody created a face Facebook page which falsely features Rep. Trey “Benghazi” Gowdy switching his endorsement from Marco Rubio to Ted Cruz. Gowdy is accusing the Cruz campaign of dirty tricks. Via Daily Caller: In a statement released by Rubio’s campaign, Gowdy — the chairman of the House Benghazi committee — said: “Its been reported that a fake Facebook page …

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Rubio’s “Morning In America” Ad Features Vancouver

If ONLY this had happened to Ted Cruz. Via the Washington Post: The sundry scenes and dreamy narration mimic Ronald Reagan’s legendary ad “Morning Again in America.” But where the incumbent trumpeted the strides that the country had made since his election, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio digs into America’s supposed decline under President Barack Obama in his latest …

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Marco Rubio Forms Anti-LGBT Advisory Board On Repealing Windsor & Obergefell Marriage Rulings

Marco Rubio has recruited some anti-LGBT activists to create an advisory board on how to repeal same-sex marriage. Topping the list of recruits is crackpot Heritage Foundation hater Ryan T. Anderson. Via press release from the Rubio campaign: This morning, the Marco Rubio for President campaign is excited to announce the formation of Marco Rubio’s Marriage & Family Advisory Board. …

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LIVE VIDEO: GOP Presidential Debate

Tonight’s GOP debate, which will feature a winnowed field of six candidates, begins at 9PM Eastern from South Carolina. Moderators are Face the Nation anchor John Dickerson, CBS News reporter Major Garrett, and Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal. CBS is live-streaming the debate here and a bootleg feed is posted below. Watch along with us and weigh in. …

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NOT A ROBOT: Rubio Breaks Tooth On Candy Bar, Issues Money Beg Asking Supporters To “Chip In”

Marco Rubio chipped a tooth while eating a frozen Twix bar, so naturally tonight he issued a money beg declaring that he’s continuing to “fight tooth and nail” and asking his followers to “chip in” to his increasingly beleaguered campaign. Rubio has been told to eat soft foods while his repaired tooth sets and the Twitterverse is snarkily leaping upon …

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Marcobot: The Media Did Me In At Yesterday’s Primary

Marco Rubio last night told his supporters that his flailing debate performance was to blame for his fifth place finish in the New Hampshire primary. Today he’s singing a somewhat different song to Fox News. Politico reports: “What happened is obviously Saturday night the debate went the way it went, and then just the media coverage over the last 72 …

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LIVE VIDEO: New Hampshire Primary Results

Most of New Hampshire’s polls closed at 7PM eastern and the rest close at 8PM. Heavy turnout is expected to favor Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, both of whom began the day with double-digit polling leads. Embedded below are live-streams which will begin reporting the results shortly. Watch along with us and weigh in below.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: State Marco Rubio Campaign Chairman Scuffles With Protesting “Marcobot” [VIDEO]

But it was in self-defense! From Breitbart: The New Hampshire state chairman of the presidential campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio admitted in a Tuesday interview with Breitbart News that he was violent with an anti-Rubio protester dressed like a robot at an election day event today. Cliff Hurst, the New Hampshire state chairman of the official Rubio campaign, admitted he …

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Gay Voter Confronts Rubio, Demands “Why Do You Want To Put Me Back In The Closet?

From the New York Times: A middle-age gay man confronted Senator Marco Rubio here on Monday over his opposition to same-sex marriage, pointedly asking, “Why do you want to put me back in the closet?” “I don’t,” Mr. Rubio replied. “You can live any way you want.” The tense exchange inside the Puritan Backroom diner ended with Mr. Rubio walking …

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Eugene Delgaudio Stalks Rubio Campaign

Ever since that dark and stormy night when long-haired men in warehouses voted Eugene Delgaudio out of office, he’s had a lot of time on his hands. Therefore ole Eugene is stalking the Rubio campaign with signs accusing him of being part of that famously well-appointed Homosexual Lobby due the support of pro-gay billionaire Paul Singer. He writes: Why has …

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LAUNCHED: My New Column In Britain’s Pride Life

Launching today is my new twice-monthly politics column for Britain’s Pride Life, a quarterly LGBT rights and lifestyle magazine. In today’s first column I rate four leading GOP presidential candidates based on their potential threat to LGBT civil equality. While my assessments may seem a bit rudimentary to regular readers of this here website thingy, I thought it might be …

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LIVE VIDEO: Republican Presidential Debate

The final GOP debate before the New Hampshire primary begins shortly. ABC News is live-streaming the debate and you local cable provider login may be required in some areas. A bootleg live stream from YouTube is embedded below. Watch along with us as the newly resurgent Marco Rubio bears the brunt of the attacks from his rivals.

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Bobby Jindal Endorses Marco Rubio [VIDEO]

TIME reports: Former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal became the latest Republican leader to endorse the presidential campaign of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, following Rubio’s better than expected finish in Iowa. “Marco can unify our party,” Jindal said on Fox News Friday. “I think he’s a principled conservative. I think he’s the right guy.” Jindal, who left office in January, was …

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Cruz Slips To Third In New Poll, Sanders Lead Clinton By 22 Points

From Manchester’s NBC affiliate: It’s not an earthquake, yet. But the political ground in New Hampshire is moving. We’re seeing more of Iowa’s impact, and the war of words underway here. Hillary Clinton is coming back; and Marco Rubio is coming up. Donald Trump stays in first, with 36%; Rubio takes over second place, with 15%. Ted Cruz, now in …

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