Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster
Donald Trump continues to hold a double-digit lead over Marco Rubio in the Sunshine State.
According to a Quinnipiac poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters, Trump leads the GOP field with 46 percent, followed by Rubio at 22 percent. Ted Cruz is at 14 percent, followed by John Kasich at 10 percent.
The winner-take-all Republican primary is Tuesday.
The survey found that 86 percent of likely Republican voters in Florida said their mind was made up. That number jumps to 91 percent among Trump supporters.
“At least when it comes to this presidential primary, Florida might change its nickname from Sunshine State to Landslide State,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, in a statement Monday. “Sen. Marco Rubio, who has staked his future on winning his home state looks like he’ll soon be toast. He trails GOP leader Donald Trump by more than 20 points with polling through Sunday night.”
Brown said there are “very few examples of candidates making up that much ground in 24 hours.”
Among like Florida Democratic voters, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders, 60 percent to 34 percent.
Quinnipiac University surveyed 615 likely Republican primary voters and 519 likely Democratic primary voters in Florida by telephone from Tuesday through Sunday. The Republican poll has a margin of error of 4 percent; while the Democratic poll has a margin of error of 4.3 percent.
