Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016

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Marco Rubio for President
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Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate Marco Rubio
U.S. Senator (2011–present)
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2007–2009)
Affiliation Republican Party
Status Announced on April 13, 2015
Headquarters P.O. Box 558701
Miami, Florida
Key people Terry Sullivan (Campaign Manager)
Receipts US$15.515.637 (2015-09-30[1])
Slogan A New American Century
Website
www.marcorubio.com

The 2016 presidential campaign of Marco Rubio, the junior United States Senator from Florida, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was formally announced on April 13, 2015, at an event at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami.[2] Having been considered a potential candidate for Vice President by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, Rubio has been seen[according to whom?] as a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016 since at least the end of the 2012 election.[3] Rubio was the second Cuban American to run for President of the United States, declaring approximately three weeks after fellow Republican Ted Cruz.

Background[edit]

2012 Presidential election[edit]

Senator Marco Rubio speaking at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference.

As early as January 2011, there had been speculation that Marco Rubio might seek the office of the President or Vice-President. In January 2011, Rubio stated he had no interest in being the Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2012 Presidential election.[4] Despite his comments, speculation continued that Presidential candidate Mitt Romney might select Rubio as his running mate.[5] According to the book Double Down, Romney's campaign narrowed down his list of potential nominees for Vice President to five candidates, one of which was Rubio.[6] However, Romney ultimately picked Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.[7]

2016 Presidential election[edit]

Throughout 2014, groups had been raising money to support a potential Marco Rubio Presidential campaign. Groups supporting Rubio raised over $530,000 in the first three months of 2014, most of which was spent on consultants and data analytics, in what was seen as preparations for a presidential campaign.[8]

Early polling data showed Rubio as a frontrunner for the nomination shortly after the 2012 election. From late 2012 to mid-2013, Rubio came in first in eight consecutive national polls among potential 2016 candidates, from such sources as Public Policy Polling, Harper Polling, Quinnipiac University, and Farleigh Dickinson University.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In statewide polls, he has performed most prominently in his home state of Florida, alongside Jeb Bush,[17][18][19][20][21] and has also performed fairly well in Suffolk University polls in such states as Colorado, Michigan, and Minnesota.[22][23][24] A poll from the WMUR/University, tracking New Hampshire Republican primary voters' sentiment, showed Rubio at the top alongside Kentucky senator Rand Paul in March 2013. However, he had dropped to 10th place behind other Republican contenders by April 2014. The poll, however, also suggests that Rubio is not disliked by the primary voters, which could be positive for him if other candidates choose not to run.[25][26] By the time of Rubio's announcement, he had regained some standing in the polls. A March 2015 NBC/Wall Street Journal poll asked Republican Party voters if they could see themselves supporting the various candidates. Rubio won the poll with 56 percent of Republican voters saying they could see themselves supporting Rubio, while only 26 percent said they could not. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee trailed just behind Rubio with 53 and 52 percent, respectfully.[27][28] A CNN/ORC poll conducted from March 13 to March 15, 2015 found that Rubio was tied with Chris Christie for the Republican nomination.[29]

In January 2015, Rubio began laying the foundation for a presidential campaign. He began contacting top donors and appointed advisors, including George Seay, who previously worked on Rick Perry's 2012 presidential campaign and Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign, and Jim Rubright, who had previously worked for Jeb Bush, Romney, and John McCain.[30][31] Rubio also instructed his aides to "prepare for a presidential campaign" prior to a Team Marco 2016 fundraising meeting in South Beach.[32]

Campaign[edit]

Rubio speaks to voters in Salem, New Hampshire

On March 30, 2015 Rubio announced on Fox News and through social media that he would be making a "Big Announcement" on April 13 in Miami, Florida. While he did not specify whether the announcement pertained to his reelection as a United States Senator or for the Presidency, most media consensus was that Rubio would be announcing his presidential run. He made the announcement at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami.[2][3] In his announcement speech, Rubio cast himself as forward-looking and a leader for a new generation of Americans, in contrast to Democrat Hillary Clinton, who announced her presidential campaign the day before; in addition, he announced he would not seek re-election as Senator.[2][33] With the announcement, Rubio became the fourth major candidate to officially announce a run after Republicans (and fellow Senators) Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democrat Hillary Clinton.[34][35]

Although Rubio initially struggled to poll as well as other frontrunners such as Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Donald Trump, Rubio's performance in the debates was widely seen as a boosting factor in his rising poll numbers in the late summer and fall of 2015. Over the course of both of the first two debates, in August and September, Rubio was widely praised as one of the top performers, even being called the winner by some analysts.[36][37][38][39][40][41] As a result, Rubio's poll numbers began to increase once more, and he eventually reached the #3 position in most polling averages, only behind Trump and Ben Carson[42][43][44] Another factor that was seen as greatly improving Rubio's chances was the exit from the race of Scott Walker on September 21. Analysts claimed that many of Walker's supporters and donors were turning to him as a viable alternative to Bush, who could also claim broad appeal to both moderates and conservatives. With Walker out of the race, Rubio was widely viewed as the next likeliest candidate who best matched this criteria.[45][46][47] The Rubio campaign was even reported as hiring up to nine of Walker's former top staffers less than 24 hours after his exit.[48]

Fundraising[edit]

A Super PAC in support of Rubio, Conservative Solutions PAC, was launched in the beginning of April 2015. It is led by Warren Tompkins.[49] Miami businessman Norman Braman was named by political commentators as a probable large donor.[50][51]

Rubio raised about $1.25 million online the day after his announcement.[52] By the three-month mark of his campaign - July 13 - Rubio had raised over $12 million.[53]

Endorsements[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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