West Kentucky Star has confirmed through Rubio's campaign website of the cancellation of Friday's event in Lexington, and the only other campaign event he was supposed to be holding, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Rubio has struggled to compete against Republican front runner Donald Trump, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, winning only the state of Minnesota so far. For the moment, he is still scheduled to appear at Thursday night's Presidential Debate in Detroit according to Fox News, the media outlet sponsoring the debate.
West Kentucky Star has reached out to the Marco Rubio Campaign about the reason for the Kentucky cancellation. During a phone interview on the Greg Dunker Show in WKYX / WNGO (owned by West Kentucky Star's parent company, Bristol Broadcasting Company), Rubio campaign surrogate, former Congresswoman Anne Northup (R-Louisville), said Rubio cancelled his appearances in Kentucky and Louisiana to hold a rally in Kansas instead. She also stated that Rubio would be very busy Friday morning with national appearances on television after the debate in Detroit Thursday night.
According to the Republican Party of Kentucky's website, Republicans will cast their votes for Republican candidates for president at the 2016 Kentucky Republican Presidential Caucus caucus this Saturday, but the voting location will NOT be where you would usually vote during an election.
Voting hours are 10:00 am – 4:00 pm local time. A Republican voter may come to their assigned caucus location anytime during that time to vote.
The website says the voting process will be similar to a typical Kentucky election. Voters will show identification, sign in, and vote by secret ballot. However, the voting locations are different.
Most counties, they say, will have a single caucus location, while some of the most populous counties have multiple locations. Republican voters can determine their assigned caucus location by clicking on the link below.
The Caucus is for registered Republicans ONLY, and the vote is only for the presidential race. The Democrats will be holding their presidential vote during the Kentucky Primary Election in May. All other Republican races will also be during the Primary Election in May.
Republicans decided to hold a caucus for this presidential election so Senator Rand Paul could run for both President and his U.S. Senate Race at the same time. A Kentucky law doesn't allow for a candidate to appear on a ballot for two different offices at the same time. Paul has since suspended his presidential campaign, and is focused on his re-election campaign for Senate.
On the Net:
Click HERE for more information on your voting location
