Marco Rubio Suspends 2016 Presidential Campaign
The U.S. senator ended his candidacy where it began: in Florida.
abcnews.go.comHere is the latest widely reported information about Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign.
- Rubio suspended his 2016 campaign on March 15, 2016, after losing the Florida primary to Donald Trump; he announced the suspension at his campaign headquarters in Miami [CBS News; ABC News]. This marked the end of his bid and left Donald Trump and Ted Cruz as the remaining major candidates at that time [CBS News; ABC News].
- The Florida loss was a pivotal moment, effectively ending Rubio’s effort to secure the GOP nomination, and he acknowledged the shift in the race while urging supporters not to give in to fear or frustration about politics [CBS News; ABC News].
- His decision came despite earlier expectations of performing better in his home state, and he had previously positioned himself as the more establishment-aligned alternative to Trump, though his strategy did not translate into securing enough delegates [Politico; CBS News; ABC News].
Key references
- Rubio suspends 2016 presidential campaign (CBS News)[1]
- Rubio suspends 2016 presidential campaign (ABC News)[2]
- Marco Rubio 2016 campaign overview (Wikipedia)[3]
If you’d like, I can pull more contemporaneous coverage from other outlets or provide a brief timeline of Rubio’s 2016 campaign events leading up to the Florida primary.