Rubio to air 30-minute TV special in every Iowa media market

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Washington (CNN)Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign announced Saturday that it will air a 30-minute town hall television special in every Iowa media market during the final weekend before the Iowa caucuses.

"The television special will present an opportunity for Iowans to see the genuine passion that Marco has shared at town halls all across Iowa," the Rubio campaign said in a statement. "For those in the Hawkeye State who have not been able to make it to one of Marco's events, they will get to experience one of his recent town halls from their own living room."

The statement said viewers who have questions about the candidate or his positions can tweet or call in to the special.

The special will first air Saturday at 5:30 p.m. CT on KPTH in Sioux City. On Sunday, it will air on the following stations: KWWL in Cedar Rapids at 10:30 a.m.; WOI in Des Moines at 11 a.m.; WQAD in Davenport at 11 a.m.; KGAN in Cedar Rapids at 5 p.m.; and KPTH in Sioux City at 9 p.m.

Rubio has placed third in most recent Iowa surveys. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Thursday found Rubio at 18%, well behind GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

The two senators have stepped up their attacks against each other in recent days ahead of the critical first-in-the-nation caucus state. Cruz on Friday began airing a TV spot calling Rubio "the Republican Obama" as he's stepped up his attacks over Rubio's immigration positions. Rubio, speaking at a campaign event in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday charged his Senate colleague with running a "deceitful campaign."

 

[puppetmaster]

I like the idea...hate the candidate

 

[angelatc]

I like the idea...hate the candidate

Yeah. We begged Ron Paul to do this. But we're stupid.

 

[specsaregood]

"The television special will present an opportunity for Iowans to see the genuine passion that Marco has shared at town halls all across Iowa," the Rubio campaign said in a statement.

I wonder if they are gonna call the event, "The passion of the Rubio"

 

[Dianne]

How anyone, under any circumstances, could vote for Rubio is unbelievable to me. Hey, the guy is collecting a paycheck for his Senate seat, every month yet fails to show up to vote on anything. Why? because he hates the Senate. So great, resign from it and stop collecting taxpayer money for doing nothing. He wants to be President instead. What if he hates that job as well. Yet we pay for his golfing trips, his affairs with interns (much like Bill Clinton), while he does nothing.

Rubio is a sorry SOB on government welfare right now.... (that means you and me).

 

[angelatc]

How anyone, under any circumstances, could vote for Rubio is unbelievable to me. Hey, the guy is collecting a paycheck for his Senate seat, every month yet fails to show up to vote on anything. Why? because he hates the Senate. So great, resign from it and stop collecting taxpayer money for doing nothing. He wants to be President instead. What if he hates that job as well. Yet we pay for his golfing trips, his affairs with interns (much like Bill Clinton), while he does nothing.

Rubio is a sorry SOB on government welfare right now.... (that means you and me).

Agree. He doesn't like the Senate because it's too hard to get anything done. He wants to be like Obama and do whatever the hell he chooses to do.

 

[Dianne]

Agree. He doesn't like the Senate because it's too hard to get anything done. He wants to be like Obama and do whatever the hell he chooses to do.

He is disgusting. How anyone could caucus for Rubio, Bush, Kasich, Christie; I will never know..... unless those unemployed, pitiful bastards are starving to death and forced to feed their families. I don't know what Rubio is paying for those votes.