Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are far behind in their own home state

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Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are far behind in their own home state

By Ed O'Keefe and Sean Sullivan at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bush-and-marco-rubio-are-far-behind-in-their-own-home-state/2015/11/13/98932b2e-8969-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html

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ORLANDO — There’s fresh evidence here of the unthinkable: Florida’s biggest Republican stars, former governor Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio, run the risk of losing their state’s winner-take-all primary next year to an out-of-state contender.

A loss in their home state could force both out of the presidential race after March 15, when Florida and three other states will hold the first winner-take-all primaries.

The contests will come after New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada and a slate of Southern states reward delegates proportionally — probably giving a good number of candidates enough support to keep going. But when Florida votes, the state will award all of its 99 delegates to the winner — enough support to potentially allow the victor to take a commanding lead.

Bush, Rubio and others in the GOP presidential field spoke Friday at the “Sunshine Summit,” a first-of-its kind conference for state Republicans.


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