Rubio Wants to Keep His 171 Delegates Despite Dropping Out of Race

Rubio Wants to Keep His 171 Delegates Despite Dropping Out of Race
Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), flanked by his family, speaks to supporters at a primary night rally on March 15, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Angel Valentin/Getty Images)
3/30/2016
Updated:
4/3/2016

Florida Senator Marco Rubio suspended his presidential campaign on March 15, but he wants to keep the 171 delegates he won during the primary season in an effort to keep Donald Trump from obtaining the Republican nomination.

The silver lining, according to Goldberg, is that Rubio didn’t technically drop out and only “suspended” his campaign. Campaign suspension is usually equated with the ending of a campaign, but allows for the maintenance of money and paperwork.