PAWLEY’S ISLAND, South Carolina — Marco Rubio’s been making the case to South Carolina’s voters that he’s the most conservative candidate in the race, but he missed one of his last opportunities to do so on Thursday night.
And technical difficulties with his plane further snarled his campaign plans Friday, just one day before voters go to the polls. Rubio was forced to reschedule a planned rally at an elementary school here, but the campaign has rescheduled the stop for 10 p.m. Friday night, a local GOP official told NBC News.
Nearly 900 people had RSVPed for the original event scheduled for 11:45 a.m.
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On Thursday night, Rubio canceled a planned appearance at the Conservative Review conference in Greenville, South Carolina, just minutes before he was scheduled to go on, organizers said. The event was running far behind schedule. Ben Carson, who was supposed to speak in the 7 p.m. hour, didn’t go on until around 8:40, long after Rubio’s scheduled appearance of 8 p.m.
Rubio’s campaign told reporters that the delay was behind the candidate’s decision, but gave no further explanation for his absence.
“Because of a delay in today’s schedule, Marco is unable to make the event below tonight. Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy attended to represent the campaign,” Rubio spokeswoman Brooke Sammon said in a release.
Here's statement from Rubio campaign on why the senator couldn't make the event pic.twitter.com/wPt9zYZxYY









