The next contest on the road to the White House is Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.
Presidential hopefuls including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are campaigning hard there.
After Rubio finished a strong third in this week’s Iowa Caucus, a new poll shows him trailing only Donald Trump among Republicans.
The fire marshal directed dozens of supporters to an auxiliary room at St. Anselm College in Manchester Thursday. This was one of Rubio’s first stops in the Granite State, and the crowd was too big for the 350-person venue.
“This is the only country in the history of the world where the son of a bartender and a maid can have the same dreams as the son of a president, as the son of millionaire,” he told supporters.
Rubio is positioning himself as the Republican candidate most in touch with young, working-class voters. With Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ holding strong among the state’s millennials, Rubio says he offers an alternative to the Vermont senator’s socialism.
“I think what people are fed up about are the influences of big banks and big governements and big institutions, especially those that are politically connected. I share that concern. I think the best way to address that is through free enterprise, not big government,” he said in an interview after the rally.
Rubio will continue talking to New Hampshire voters in hopes of cutting into Donald Trump’s lead before Tuesday’s primary.
Mike Carter is following the campaigns of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush while they're in New Hampshire.
