The movement to stop Donald Trump has a critical test in Florida, where a victory by the New York billionaire could hasten his march to the Republican nomination for president. At the same time, Sen. Ted Cruz has made an 11th-hour decision to fight hard in the Sunshine State, a move analysts believe is more about bringing down Sen. Marco Rubio, instead of winning Florida outright. Cruz wants a one-one one match up with Trump, and he would be closer to that scenario if Rubio lost his home state and exited the presidential contest. But if Rubio fumbled Florida to Trump, the real estate developer would get all of the state’s 99 delegates and expand his lead over Cruz. So working to oust Rubio...
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