Republicans Rejected Elite Agenda Along With Rubio
The Florida senator, who tried to re-brand a traditional platform championed by party insiders, found little support from voters.
Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign After Crushing Florida Loss
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Marco Rubio’s crushing defeat Tuesday night in his home state of Florida not only smashed his presidential campaign, it also represented a revolt against the policy agenda of Republican elites and donors on which Rubio’s platform was modeled.
Donald Trump, winner of Florida’s 99 delegates, is likelier than ever to be the Republican nominee, and appears more in tune than Rubio with the party’s voters, many of whom crave a sharp change in direction. Rubio dropped out moments after the networks projected Trump as the winner, telling a room full of tearful supporters in his hometown of Miami that his campaign was overcome by “a tsunami” of voter anger.