Please join Marco Rubio for a Rally on February 19th! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 9:15 PM and the EVENT BEGINS at 10:00 PM. DOORS OPEN at 10:30 AM and the EVENT BEGINS at 11:30 AM.
Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door.
Please join Marco Rubio for a Rally on February 19th! Senator Rubio will deliver remarks and share his vision for A New American Century. DOORS OPEN at 1:30 PM and the EVENT BEGINS at 2:30 PM.
Each guest is required to RSVP for ALL Marco Rubio for President Events, including all adults over age 12. Each attendee must complete registration separately. If you are unable to RSVP via Eventbrite, onsite registration will be available (pending venue capacity) at the door.
Marco Rubio Campaign Releases New Radio Ad Featuring Sen. Scott & Rep. Gowdy
Today, the Marco Rubio for President campaign released a new radio ad that will begin airing on stations today in South Carolina. In the ad, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy share how this election will not only determine the presidency, but will decide the future of the Supreme Court. This is why they both support Marco, because he is the conservative that can win in November.
Transcript.... ANNOUNCER: Congressman Trey Gowdy and Senator Tim Scott. SCOTT: Trey, one of the things that concerns me the most about this upcoming election is that whoever wins will decide the fate of the Supreme Court. GOWDY: You are exactly right. It doesn't matter who you want to put on the Supreme Court if you cannot win in November. SCOTT: It does really zero-in on the most important issue, which is not only picking a candidate who can win, but picking the conservative that can win. GOWDY: You and I talk about it all the time: Marco Rubio is the sixth most conservative member of Congress, House and Senate, according to Heritage which of course is led by Jim DeMint right now. He is as conservative as anybody in this race, but he can win. If you care about the Second Amendment, if you care about religious liberty, if you care about the Tenth Amendment, if you care about the proper scope of government in our lives then you have to pick the next Supreme Court Justice. You better win in November. SCOTT: I think Marco says it really well when he says let's not try to just make a point. Make a point, that is a good thing, but let's make a difference. RUBIO: I'm Marco Rubio and I approved of this message. ANNOUNCER: Paid for by Marco Rubio for President.
Dr. Ben Carson Announces Endorsement From Maryland Congressman Andy Harris
Alexandria, Virginia — February 17, 2016 – Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and Republican candidate for President, announced today that Congressman Andy Harris (MD-1) has endorsed him in his campaign for the presidency. As a Naval reservist and former commander of the Johns Hopkins Medical Naval Reserve Unit, Congressman Harris has a long history of serving his country and his state. As a doctor, military officer and Congressman, he understands the principles of leadership that we need in the White House. "As a physician, veteran, Congressman, and member of the House Freedom Caucus, I am proud to endorse Dr. Carson," said Congressman Harris. "He will restore America to greatness - not as a punch line in a campaign, but as a belief in returning America to its Constitutional roots. What we saw in the debate last Saturday reminds us just how much we need someone thoughtful like Dr. Carson in the White House."
“I’m honored and humbled to have the support of Congressman Harris,” said Dr. Carson. “Throughout his service both to Maryland and the country as a whole, Andy has exemplified the integrity I have sought to embody in my campaign. He is a true citizen-statesman, and I know that with his support and the faith of 'We the People,' we can begin to 'Heal, Inspire and Revive this great nation'
Gov. John Kasich's Presidential Campaign Opens Three Virginia Field Offices
Today Kasich for America announced the opening of three field offices in Virginia to support Gov. John Kasich's presidential campaign leading up to the March 1, 2016 Republican primary election.
The locations for Gov. Kasich's Virginia offices are below:
Kasich For America Northern Virginia Field Office: 1605 King Street, 1st Floor Alexandria, VA 22314 Contact: Pasha Majdi
Kasich For America Richmond Field Office: 5411 Patterson Avenue, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23226 Contact: Meghan Wadsworth
Kasich For America Hampton Roads Field Office: 4366 Holland Plaza Shopping Center Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Cruz for President Responds to Trump Campaign Demand to Pull TV Ad "Supreme Trust" Will air "Supreme Trust" with greater frequency
HOUSTON, Texas - Today at a press conference, presidential candidate Ted Cruz responded to a ‘cease and desist’ letter dated February 16, 2016 from Jeffrey Goldman, an attorney representing Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign. The letter demanded that the Cruz campaign immediately stop running a campaign ad entitled “Supreme Trust” featuring Donald Trump currently running in South Carolina in advance of the state’s Republican Party primary on Saturday. The letter was addressed to Ted Cruz, Chad Sweet, the campaign’s chairman and Jeff Roe, the campaign manger.
The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia left a vacancy on the nation’s highest court. Ted Cruz called on the Senate not to confirm any nominees from President Obama but instead to await the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, allowing the voters to have a say in what kind of Justice would replace Scalia who was a constitutional conservative. The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pledged that he would not allow the Senate to confirm an Obama nominee, effectively allowing the next administration to make the nomination.
The 30-second spot makes the case for how consequential electing the right candidate for the White House, is because the next president will fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court and as many as four vacancies over his term. Those appointments will set the ideological direction of the Court for a generation by nominating constitutional conservatives or liberal activists Justices.
The ad begins with the words: “Life, Marriage, Religious Liberty, the Second Amendment. We’re just one Supreme Court Justice away from losing them all.” The ad continues with Donald Trump in his own words including Mr. Trump answering a question by the late Tim Russert about whether he would ban the controversial abortion procedure known as partial-birth abortion where a late-term unborn child’s life is taken just prior to birth. Mr. Trump, who was flirting with running as a Reform Party candidate at the time, answers the question by saying that he is “very pro-choice”. When asked directly if he would ban the procedure, twice Mr. Trump says, “no” then goes on to say that he is “pro-choice in every respect.”
The ad’s announcers says, “We cannot trust Donald Trump with these serious decisions.”
The Goldman letter sent to the Cruz campaign insists that the ad stop running because the Trump campaign is claiming that the ad is defamatory and meets the definition of a libelous statement.
The Cruz campaign disagrees. A letter sent to Mr. Goldman in response says the ad is not an attempt to mislead the public. The objective of the ad is precisely the opposite – to provide the voters of South Carolina with important and accurate information so that they can make an informed decision when they go to the polls.
The Cruz letter goes on to say that every statement in the ad concerning Mr. Trump’s pro-abortion views comes from Mr. Trump’s own mouth.
According to the Cruz campaign, the point of the ad is that they do not believe Mr. Trump’s recent campaign claim that he is pro-life and, more importantly, the voters should not believe Mr. Trump either.
“Mr. Trump’s implausible claim that he is pro-life doesn’t meet a reality test,” said Rick Tyler, a campaign spokesman. “His words and actions simply cannot be reconciled. Mr. Trump last week said that Planned Parenthood does do wonderful things, but supporting Planned Parenthood is incompatible with holding the pro-life position Mr. Trump is now claiming.”
Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider and was caught in a “baby-parts selling” scandal last year.
Moreover, the Cruz campaign pointed to Mr. Trump’s history of generous political contributions to help elect pro-choice candidates to office, including Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Andrew Cuomo, Anthony Weiner and Rahm Emanuel.
Tyler went on to say that there is ample and recent evidence casting grave doubt about the truthfulness of Mr. Trump’s campaign claims that he is truly pro-life.
Tyler questioned the Trump campaign’s demand that the voters not be allowed to hear what Mr. Trump himself has said or know what Mr. Trump has done.
The Cruz campaign said that based upon these facts it will not pull the the ad because it is accurate and factual whether Mr. Trump and his army of lawyers agree or not.
In fact, they now plan to air the ad with greater frequency.
