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| US Republican Marco Rubio Quits 201 |
| US Republican Marco Rubio Quits 2016 Presidential Race
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 15-March-2016
20:26:46 PM |
| Marco Rubio suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday night after failing to translate support from the party's establishment into victories in primary states.
"While this may not have been the year for a hopeful and optimistic message about our future, I still remain hopeful and optimistic about America," he told supporters in his home state of Florida after his projected loss there to rival Donald Trump.
The decision also came after poor performances last week in nominating contests in Michigan and Mississippi where he attracted only single-digit support in the polls.
The 44-year-old first-term senator had been considered by many mainstream Republicans to be the last best option to defeat billionaire businessman Trump and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for the party's nomination for the Nov. 8 election.
After former Republican Governor Jeb Bush quit the race, Rubio was able to attract some of his financial backers to his side.
But it took weeks for him to win a primary, notching wins in only Minnesota, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
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