Marco Rubio announced Saturday night in South Carolina that the Republicans are now in a three-person race.
Rubio made his speech while running in second place behind Donald Trump and slightly ahead of Ted Cruz, with 87 percent of South Carolina primary precincts reporting. Rubio had kind words for Jeb Bush, who minutes earlier declared he was suspending his presidential campaign. "I have an incredible affection and admiration not only for Gov. Bush, but for his family and their service to this country," he said. He also called Bush an "extraordinary husband and father" and the "greatest governor in the history of Florida," and said he prayed that his "service to this country has not yet ended."
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