@PatriciaMazzei EXETER, N.H. -- In the Republican presidential race, Marco Rubio is the man in the middle. Heading into New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, he’s got to keep gaining on front-runners Ted Cruz , who won Iowa’s caucuses Monday , and Donald Trump , who finished second. “This is not a time for patience. This is a time for urgent action, because if we get this election done, there may be no turning around for America,” he told hundreds of people at a picturesque town hall Tuesday night in the New Hampshire town of Exeter. “We must at the end of this process bring this party and this movement together.” Before he can try to do that, though, Rubio will have to fend off challenges from three governors who barely registered among Iowa Republicans but have dedicated most of their energy and cash to reaching New Hampshire’s maverick voters. Rubio could let Trump and Cruz duke it out for the anti-establishment vote, with the hope that one will destroy the other. But it will be impossible for him to avoid confrontations with the other establishment Republicans — especially since his campaign started urging donors after the caucuses to pressure Rubio’s mainstream rivals to bow out of the contest. Two of them, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , wasted no time Tuesday, intensifying their hits on Rubio, a first-term Florida senator, over his lack of executive experience (Bush) and his disavowing compr
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