dr. susan mcmanis. dr. mcmanis. welcome to the show. >> cnn just reporting tonight that senator marco rubio will continue on with his campaign tomorrow in utah even if he loses the state of florida tonight. how does he do that trailing so badly? >> well, it's obvious that he has a different idea of what the republican party should be compared to trump. we will see how many people in florida and elsewhere agree with him. it's likely that even kasich might make a continuation of his campaign in pennsylvania if he doesn't win ohio. it just is really a point at which there's such turmoil and division within the republicans about how the party should look and what trump will do for other candidates and these specific states. >> donald trump in some polls is winning all five states tonight. if he goes to the rnc and they do not nominate him, how does he do that if he doesn't win florida and ohio today. >> he still needs to get the number of delegates needed. if they denied him the nomination, obviously his supporters woul

dr. mcmanis. here we go. even if rubio pulls off a big win, does it even mean he has enough steam to keep going with this thing? >> well, there's a poll that has come out even more recent than the one you quoted that shows a tighter race. the one thing that rubio has to that the polls were really wrong in michigan. so maybe they're wrong here. it's likely that he has an uphill bat. nonetheless, there's a lot of last-minute late deciders still to be had. and he has done fairly well country. if he doesn't do well here, the question is will he keep going? if he keeps going, the strategy will be to try to get trump to get all of the delegates and take it to a contested convention. >> doesn't it get to a point where you finally say i might need to hang up my hat. different. they might be trying to get votes away from trump even if >> that's true. take all. yes, it's true that two of the biggest prizes march 15th are florida and ohio. they're both winner take all. but there are other states that are giving out prop

dr. mcmanis, for being with us yet again. we look forward to hearing what you have to say tomorrow. >> my pleasure. >>> we have a crew down there in miami. we will bring you the latest all evening long. >>> disabled veterans getting florida. that story is coming up. >>> first, if you feel like it's expensive to live in tampa, the reality is it's almost 30% cheaper than new york, which is one of the most expensive places in the world to live. here is our partners at newsy. >> reporter: the u.s. dollar is getting stronger. while that is making travel cheaper for americans, living here on the other hand is getting more expensive. new york city and los angeles both made the economist intelligence list of the top los angeles tied for 8th on the list. and new york city comes in at number 7. the two are gaining on many of the more expensive counter parts. the most expensive city in the world, singapore held its title. paris was the second most expensive city in the world just a year ago. now it sits at 5th. new york city's populatio

dr. susan mcmanis, a long time analyst for abc action news and the now tampa bay. thank you for being here. we're already seeing huge voter turnout here in florida. could break the 2008 record where we saw 42% of floridians turn out to vote. why are we seeing such a big voter turnout. >> have you ever seen a year like this? people have been upset about the direction that the country is in. polls have shown two-thirds of the country don't like the direction of the country. that's true for both sides of the aisle. you have exciting new faces in politics. people to not want politics as usual. when you have so many candidates it's like going into ten flavors on one side and two on the other. >> great analogy that made my mouth water. why are so many candidates in tampa today. >> tampa is still the must-have part of florida. 25% of all florida voters live in the tampa market. it's the most competitive. it also has a lot of swing voters. people here are very interested in politics. it also is quite diverse in terms of the racial and age makeup which makes it the microcas