2016 Presidential Campaign Blog

Rally with Marco Rubio in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday, March 4, 2016

Rally with Marco Rubio in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday, March 4, 2016

When:
Friday, March 4, 2016 from 5:45 PM to 6:30 PM (CST)

Where:
Baton Rouge, LA

Hosted By:
Marco Rubio for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/baton-rouge-rally-with-marco-rubio-tickets-22417182396

Event Details:

Please join Marco Rubio for a Rally on March 4th! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 4:45 PM and the EVENT BEGINS at 5:45 PM.

Look for a venue announcement coming soon!

Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door. Actual event start times are subject to change due to scheduling logistics.

Rally with Marco Rubio at Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas on Friday, March 4, 2016

Rally with Marco Rubio at Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas on Friday, March 4, 2016

When:
Friday, March 4, 2016 from 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM (CST)

Where:
Colonel James Jabara Airport -- Hangar 9
3512 N Webb Rd
Wichita, KS 67226

Hosted By:
Marco Rubio for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/wichita-rally-w-marco-rubio-special-guests-gov-martinez-and-rep-pompeo-tickets-22415766160

Event Details:

Please join Marco Rubio and Special Guests Governor Susana Martinez and Congressman Mike Pompeo for a Rally on March 4th! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 12:45 PM and the EVENT BEGINS at 1:45 PM.

Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door. Actual event start times are subject to change due to scheduling logistics.

Rally with Marco Rubio in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, March 4, 2016

Rally with Marco Rubio in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, March 4, 2016

When:
Friday, March 4, 2016 from 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM (EST)

Where:
Lexington, KY

Hosted By:
Marco Rubio for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lexington-rally-with-marco-rubio-tickets-22414650824

Event Details:

Please join Marco Rubio for a Rally on March 4th! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 9:15 AM and the EVENT BEGINS at 10:15 AM.

Look for a venue announcement coming soon!

Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door.

Donald J. Trump at The Wexford Civic Center in Cadillac, Michigan on Friday, March 4, 2016

Donald J. Trump at The Wexford Civic Center in Cadillac, Michigan on Friday, March 4, 2016

When:
Friday, March 4, 2016 at 1:00 PM (EST)

Where:
The Wexford Civic Center
1320 N Mitchell St
Cadillac, Michigan 49601

Hosted By:
Donald J. Trump for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/donald-j-trump-in-cadillac-mi-tickets-22420500320

Event Details:

Doors open at 10:00 AM

Governor Judd Gregg Endorses John Kasich for President

Governor Judd Gregg Endorses John Kasich for President
Today, Judd and Kathy Gregg endorsed Governor John Kasich for President.
 
Governor Gregg said, “I am proud to stand behind my friend and colleague, John Kasich. We served together in Congress, and I know he is the strong, decisive leader we need in the White House. John has put forward the most positive and substantive vision to restore America's standing in the world, and as a governor he is uniquely qualified. No Republican will be stronger for our Party in November. John has a proven record in Ohio and as chairman of the House Budget Committee. He is the most trusted candidate to renew the American spirit, secure a better future for our children and empower individuals across the country to reach their God-given potential.”
 
Judd Gregg was the governor of New Hampshire from 1989-1993. He also served three terms in the U.S. Senate where he was chairman and ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. He previously supported Governor Jeb Bush for President.
 
Said Kasich, “I am thankful to have Judd and Kathy Gregg on our team. They understand that executive experience and leadership count. We proved that in New Hampshire and I am proving that everyday on the road talking to the American people."

Marco Rubio Announces Minnesota Legislative Leadership Team

Marco Rubio Announces Minnesota Legislative Leadership Team

Following a rally in Minneapolis on Tuesday with more than 1,500 supporters, momentum for Marco continues to build heading into Minnesota’s March 1 caucuses.

Today’s legislative leadership team joins Congressman Erik Paulsen, Congressman John Kline, former Governor Tim Pawlenty and former Senator Norm Coleman, in supporting Marco.

Jeff Johnson, Marco’s Minnesota state chairman, had this to say:

Following Marco’s enthusiastic rally here on Tuesday, I’m so proud that these legislators from across our state are joining me in supporting the Rubio campaign. Marco continues to earn support because he offers a positive vision for America’s future that will strengthen our country and expand opportunities for future generations. Now is the time for conservatives to unify behind Marco because any vote not for him is a vote for Donald Trump, which our party cannot afford.

Senate Minority Leader David Hann says it’s all about electing a conservative:

I am proud to announce my support for Marco Rubio and honored that I can do it alongside so many of my colleagues. We are going to be caucusing for Marco on March 1st because he is the one candidate that can beat the Democrats this fall and bring back strong conservative principles to the White House.

Jeremy Adler, Marco’s regional spokesman, highlighted the Marcomomentum:

Our momentum in Minnesota has been sky high since the rally on Tuesday and getting the support of these key leaders only adds to it. We are so happy to have earned their support and look forward to them spreading the word to their constituents, neighbors and friends about why they need to caucus for Marco on Tuesday.

Welcome this tremendous group of conservative legislators to Team Marco!

MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATORS SUPPORTING MARCO:
Senate Minority Leader David Hann
House Majority Leader Joyce Peppin
Sen. Gary Dahms
Sen. Scott Newman
Sen. Eric Pratt
Sen. Julie Rosen
Sen. David Senjem
Sen. Bill Weber
House Speaker Pro Tempore Tim O’Driscoll
Rep. Tony Albright
Rep. Sarah Anderson
Rep. Peggy Bennett
Rep. Drew Christensen
Rep. Brian Daniels
Rep. Jon Koznick
Rep. Bob Loonan
Rep. Denny McNamara
Rep. Roz Peterson
Rep. Duane Quam
Rep. Linda Runbeck
Rep. Tim Sanders
Rep. Dennis Smith
Rep. Mark Uglem

Caucus Time: Why I Choose Marco Rubio for President by Ed Morrissey

Caucus Time: Why I Choose Marco Rubio for President by Ed Morrissey

"Marco Rubio gives Republicans and conservatives not just their best opportunity to win, but their best chance to effectively implement conservative policies by creating the best coattails down the ticket in November. That is why Senator Rubio is my choice for the primaries."
- Ed Morrissey

Caucus time: Why I choose Marco Rubio
By Ed Morrissey
Hot Air
February 29, 2016
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/29/caucus-time-why-i-choose-marco-rubio/

Note: This is not an institutional endorsement. Each writer at Hot Air has their own conscience and freedom to decide on their favored candidate. This post reflects only my opinion, not those of my colleagues at either Hot Air, Townhall, or of Salem Media Group.

Several months ago, readers began peppering me and other writers at Hot Air about which Republican candidate we would support in the primaries. For my part, I have learned to wait until the vote takes place. Candidates drop out or make themselves unpalatable over the arc of a primary season, and this has been especially true for this cycle. The GOP boom in two-term governors turned out to be mostly a bust; Scott Walker’s lack of traction turned out to be one of the bigger disappointments of 2015. At various points, however, I have promised to disclose my choice when Minnesota holds its caucuses.

Tomorrow, that day arrives, but ironically, I won’t be there. My CPAC travel plans and Going Red promotion efforts require me to arrive in Washington DC early this week, and I will be out of town tomorrow night when the caucuses take place — and one has to be present to vote. Still, the spirit of that commitment requires me to make a choice and disclose it. And that choice is Senator Marco Rubio.

This was actually a very tough decision, and it came down to Rubio and Senator Ted Cruz. In fact, it was so tough that it took the most recent debate to make the choice.  Both men have admirable qualities that make them good choices for the GOP nomination. Neither of them are perfect. Under the best circumstances, I would prefer a seasoned Republican governor with a solid track record of conservative policy accomplishments who could represent the future of the party. While Governor John Kasich has done well in Ohio, there are other reasons for reservations about his candidacy, especially his embrace of bad policy in the Medicaid expansion of ObamaCare — and the manner in which he lashed out at conservative critics of that policy. That leaves the two first-term Senators — both of whom arrived as conservative insurgents — as the best of the field.

Both Rubio and Cruz have had high and low points in Washington. Rubio’s low point came with the Gang of Eight bill, which he admits now was a mistake. Cruz led a poorly conceived shutdown over the fantasy demand that Barack Obama sign a budget defunding ObamaCare, which ended up leaving Republicans on the defensive in 2013 and nearly overshadowed a catastrophic failure in the program’s rollout. Neither of these mistakes did any long-term damage, but the two mistakes reflect a key difference between the two candidates. Rubio tried too hard to work with others and made a bad deal but eventually recognized that, while Cruz doesn’t work well even with members of his own party and makes the kind of impossible-to-keep promises that end up disillusioning voters.
One major reservation for supporting candidates in the Senate is that they don’t have a track record of accomplishment on which to rely. However, one accomplishment highlights the differences between the candidates most keenly on the issue of ObamaCare and demonstrates Rubio’s effectiveness in his Senate perch. Cruz led the aforementioned failed shutdown that accomplished nothing except a few news cycles that focused on closed facilities more than the epic HHS failure in October 2013. John Kasich has bought into ObamaCare with the Medicaid expansion. Donald Trump has praised the individual mandate against which conservatives have fought for years, and keeps going back and forth on single-payer health care.

Rubio, on the other hand, saw a way to block crony payoffs to the insurance companies that pushed for that mandate with the restriction on funds for “risk corridor” payments. Rubio demanded a rider on the 2013 “cromnibus” that blocked general-fund payouts under that program, limiting them to taxes collected specifically for that function. Rubio’s effort remains the only effective Republican legislative limitation of ObamaCare since its March 2010 passage, and the one that has pushed most of the government “co-ops” out of business.
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With all of that said, both Rubio and Cruz represent the future of the Republican Party and an opportunity to broaden the reach of conservatism. I would be happy to see either man win the nomination — but a choice has to be made. Marco Rubio gives Republicans and conservatives not just their best opportunity to win, but their best chance to effectively implement conservative policies by creating the best coattails down the ticket in November. That is why Senator Rubio is my choice for the primaries.

Michigan Pre-Debate Rally with Marco Rubio on Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Michigan Pre-Debate Rally with Marco Rubio on Wednesday, March 2, 2016

When:
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM (EST)

Where:
The Palazzo Grande
54660 Van Dyke Ave.
Shelby Charter Township, MI 48316

Hosted By:
Marco Rubio for President

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/michigan-pre-debate-rally-with-marco-rubio-tickets-22370196861

Event Details:

Please join Marco Rubio for a Rally on March 2nd! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 3:30 PM and the EVENT BEGINS at 4:30 PM.

Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door. Actual event start times are subject to change due to scheduling logistics.

Bernie Sanders to Host Super Tuesday Rally in Vermont on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Bernie Sanders to Host Super Tuesday Rally in Vermont on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday will return to Vermont. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will host a Super Tuesday rally in Essex Junction.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Doors open at 4 p.m. Super Tuesday Future to Believe In Vermont Rally, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl St, Essex Junction

Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.

For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Parking available on-site.

Pre-program entertainment begins at 6 p.m.

Hillary Clinton to Hold Post-Super Tuesday Rally in New York City on Wednesday March, 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton to Hold Post-Super Tuesday Rally in New York City on Wednesday March, 2, 2016
 
On Wednesday, March 2, the day after voters in many states cast their ballots on Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton will return to New York City for a rally with supporters. At the event, she will deliver remarks on her commitment to raise wages and break down the barriers that hold too many families back. New York will hold its primary on April 19.

The event is free and open to the public.
 
HILLARY CLINTON POST-SUPER TUESDAY RALLY IN NYC
 
WHEN:
Wednesday March, 2, 2016, at 5:45 PM EST
Doors open at 3:15 PM EST
 
WHERE:
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Javits Center North (closest entrance is 11th Avenue and W 39th Street)
655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001
 
Members of the public interested in attending the New York City event can sign up and find more information here: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/1809325/.