Jeb Bush is meeting with Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich. Donald Trump isn't invited.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is planning to meet with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday, an aide told The New York Times. The glaring omission, of course, is a meeting with Donald Trump — perhaps no surprise, given Bush's relationship with Trump while on the campaign trail.
Florida will be holding an all-important Republican primary on March 15. Trump is leading the polls in the Sunshine State with 40 percent, followed by Rubio at 24 percent, Cruz at 17 percent, and Kasich at 8 percent, according to Real Clear Politics' average.
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