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Marco Rubio’s big challenge: Keeping his distance while backing Donald Trump

Quoted: “Most voters vote for the same party for president as they vote for Senate and Congress and other offices. I wouldn’t have expected there to be much daylight between the presidential ticket and what’s happening in Senate races,” said Barry Burden, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “But it looks like at least some of these senators, Rubio in particular, have been able to differentiate themselves from Trump by some degree.”