WATCH LIVE: Rubio announces run

Sen. Marco Rubio is gambling that 2016 is his moment.

Rubio, a 43-year-old Florida Republican star who was Speaker of the Florida House just six years ago, is expected to announce Monday that he is seeking the GOP nomination for president.

{mosads}Rubio will be surrounded by family and supporters in Miami as he launches a campaign that, if successful, would complete a meteoric rise that has already drawn comparisons to that of President Barack Obama. 

The stakes are high for Rubio, who could end the cycle without a political office. He’s up for reelection to the Senate next year, and he has said he won’t run for president and his current job simultaneously.

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