A spokesman for Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) presidential campaign on Wednesday morning pushed back against yet another report indicating that members of the campaign are discussing whether Rubio should drop out before the primary in his home state of Florida.
This is 100% false. Marco is only candidate who can stop Trump in Florida & we are determined to do so https://t.co/e5kJrd0eJW
— Alex Conant (@AlexConant) March 9, 2016
CBS News reported early Wednesday morning that Rubio dropping out of the race “has been raised and was not summarily dismissed” by members of the campaign. CBS’ Major Garrett wrote:
Many Rubio advisers are torn, fearing an embarrassing loss in Florida could undercut Rubio in the future but equally fearful of the ramifications of quitting.
It was unclear if Rubio was personally considering quitting, but advisers say his entire inner circle was forced into some tough conversations about the path forward and whether to continue.
Rubio spokesman Alex Conant denied that the campaign was discussing whether Rubio should drop out before Florida. He told CBS that those surprised by Rubio’s performance in Tuesday night’s primaries were “not paying attention.”
“Marco is only candidate who can beat Trump there — especially when you consider all the early votes already cast,” he told CBS.
Conant has also rebutted a CNN report from Monday that some of Rubio’s advisers were telling him to drop out before the Florida primary.
