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Ahead of Super Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate and Florida senator Marco Rubio used Virginia as a launching pad to "expose" what he claimed as "the other side" of his main rival and party front runner Donald Trump.
In a series of speeches and town halls, crisscrossing the State - where political pundits say he has the best chance of winning on Tuesday - Rubio, 44, was at his aggressive best to lambast Trump for the what he described as a sham Trump University.
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"They finished the course with nothing but a worthless piece of paper. He's doing the same thing to voters in America," Rubio said as he swung throughout the State including a well-attended rally in Virginia.
In the last few years, the Indian American population has increased manifold in Virginia, especially those from the IT sector.
The endorsement that Rubio has got from the two Indian American leaders from the Republican party, his campaign believes, would help him attract votes from. While former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was the first one to endorse him early this month, the South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley endorsed him ahead of the crucial State primary earlier this month.
Referring to his humble immigration rots, Rubio alleged that Trump is not a self-made man, as being claimed by the New York billionaire.
Trump inherited $100 million from his father, Rubio said.
But in Huntsville Alabama, Trump disputed the figure claiming that he got $1 million, which he made it into $1 billion.
"We have to rally now - not just to stop Donald Trump, but to save the conservative movement," Rubio said as he described Trump as a "con artist" who is not a "tough guy" or a conservative.
"This election is a generational choice," Rubio said, adding that the elections would determine "what kind of party will the Republican Party be.
Addressing several rallies across the State, Rubio also lashed out at the Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton.
"Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president of the United States of America. She broke the law, she thinks she is above the law. Nobody is above the law," Rubio alleged even as he devoted most of his time on slamming Trump.
Trump is not only leading in national polls, but also in 10 of the 11 Super Tuesday States except for Texas where he is giving a tough fight to the local Senator Ted Cruz.
Rubio is fighting for a second spot with Cruz in the Republican presidential primary.
In Virginia, Rubio is running nearly 14 points behind Trump as per RealClearPolitics.Com which tracks all the major national and State polls.
However, as against Trump or Cruz, Rubio has bagged maximum number of endorsements from sitting Governors, Senators and Congressmen.
"Rubio understands freedom in his bones in his body. He came to this country from Cuba," said former Virginia Senator George Allen in support of the Florida Senator.
"I know that times are tough - believe me I do. But we are a few important decisions away from triggering the greatest era in American history," Rubio said.
