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Marco Rubio told supporters he needs their help. | AP Photo Rubio: Florida winner will win GOP nomination

Marco Rubio told supporters Tuesday night that the candidate who wins Florida's GOP primary next week will go on to win the Republican nomination for president.

“I need your help,” Rubio told supporters at a rally in Ponte Vedra, Florida. “I believe with all my heart that the winner of the Florida primary next Tuesday will be the nominee of the Republican Party.”

As Tuesday's primary results began to trickle in from other states, Rubio preached conservatism and alluded to Republican front-runner Donald Trump several times, using the business magnate’s own slogan against him.

“It’s not enough to stand up here and say we’re gonna make America great again. You deserve to know how. You deserve to know how you’re going to do that,” Rubio said. “Because if you don’t know the how, then how do you hold anyone accountable? How do you know what you’re getting? How do you really know where we’re gonna wind up? We have to nominate an elected conservative, but a conservative that can unite this party.”

Rubio refrained from personal attacks against the New York businessman, but he said Trump wasn't a true conservative and couldn’t beat Hillary Clinton in November.

“If we lose this election, the consequences are generational,” Rubio said. “We can’t lose. We cannot afford to nominate someone in this party that is not a conservative, and we cannot afford to nominate some that is not a conservative that can win.”

Recent polls and results suggest Trump's support might have plateaued since establishment Republicans began blitzing the businessman with negative ads and other "stop Trump" efforts.

“We are not going to defeat [Clinton] if we nominate someone that over 60 percent of our party rejects and over a third of our party refuses to ever vote for,” Rubio said. “If we are not together we cannot win. I can unite this party, but it’s not just about uniting this party. We have to grow it.”

Trump has dominated the Republican primary so far and is expected to add more states to his haul Tuesday night. The real-estate mogul has helped spark record voter turnout with a message that has resonated with voters who say they are "angry" at government.

“You can use that anger to motivate you to take action, but don’t let anger define us,” Rubio said. “We have never been an angry people. We have always been an optimistic people — realistic about our challenges but optimistic about our future. Do not let the circumstances we face divide us against each other, for we are all Americans, even if we disagree about certain things.”

Trump currently holds a 16-point polling advantage over Rubio in his home state, according to the RealClearPolitics average. Rubio’s campaign, however, has vowed to stay in the race through Florida’s primary and win the state.

On Tuesday, Rubio acknowledged the uphill battle ahead.

“You are given an incredible task a week from now, and I need your help,” he said, embracing his underdog role while also encouraging his supporters to vote early. “Go and vote now so you can spend the next six days finding other people to vote for me.”