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Rubio Campaign Press Release - Marco Rubio Blows Competition Out of the Water in Puerto Rico

March 06, 2016

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Marco Rubio won all of Puerto Rico's 23 delegates on Sunday, thanks to getting well over 50 percent of the vote.

It's the first time any Republican so far this year has won more than half the vote in a primary or caucus.

On eve of primary, @marcorubio asks Puerto Rican Republicans for their vote. pic.twitter.com/6OY3ei5Jg8

— Alex Burgos (@BurgosGOP) March 6, 2016

All precincts reporting in Puerto Rico:
1.) Rubio — 71.0%
2.) Trump — 13.1%
3.) Cruz — 8.6%
4.) All others — 6.0%
5.) Kasich — 1.3%

— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 7, 2016

In addition to the 23 delegates won thanks to Marco's huge margin, a couple other points stand out:

Marco's win is partly attributable to the positive set of solutions he's set out for how to help Puerto Rico out of its current economic crisis, relying on free-market reforms rather than more help from Washington.

And his blow-out win bodes well for the March 15 primary in Florida, too: The state is home to many Puerto Ricans.

Marco Rubio, Rubio Campaign Press Release - Marco Rubio Blows Competition Out of the Water in Puerto Rico Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/326127

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