Scott Maxwell: Marco Rubio says his campaign is ‘a disaster.’ Is he crying wolf or truly scared of Demings?

The dust from Florida’s primary elections hasn’t yet settled. But to hear Marco Rubio tell it, his November campaign is already in trouble. On Monday, the eve of the primary elections, Florida’s senior GOP U.S. senator sent supporters an email saying his current campaign situation was “a disaster.” Rubio said his opponent, Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings, had raised more money last month than he’d raised in the past three months combined and cited a recent poll that showed Demings beating him. “My opponent is gaining momentum and I desperately need your support,” Rubio said before ending the …

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