MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – The Latest on the race for the White House with one day to go until the New Hampshire primary (all times local):
7:45 a.m.
Republican presidential hopefuls Govs. Jeb Bush and Chris Christie say Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, hasn’t been tested in a way that the governors running for president have, leaving him unqualified to be president.
Speaking to MSNBC’s Morning Joe Monday in New Hampshire, which is set to host the country’s second nomination contest Tuesday, Bush referred to Rubio as “a bright, charismatic leader” but described his leadership skills as a “work in progress.”
Christie, New Jersey’s sitting governor, repeated accusations that Rubio recites the same campaign points, calling him a “talented guy” when required to “deliver a speech, read a teleprompter.”
Bush, Florida’s former governor, also attacked billionaire Donald Trump, with whom he clashed at Saturday’s GOP debate over the issue of eminent domain, calling him a “loser.”
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7:30 a.m.
The American Legion has asked the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to “cease and desist” from using the organization’s emblem in campaign fliers.
The American Legion wrote to Sanders’ Senate office that it did not have permission to use the emblem in his campaign fliers.
Sanders’ campaign didn’t immediately return a request seeking comment.
The American Legion has twice complained to Sanders officials since Jan. 22 about the use of the emblem in campaign materials. A Feb. 1 letter from the American Legion obtained by The Associated Press warns that “any further communication about it will be through our trademark attorney in the appropriate forum.”
An earlier report in a New Hampshire paper said that Sanders had used the images of pastors and veterans in his fliers.