Republican Donald Trump leads over Marco Rubio while Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders, according to poll, conducted from Tuesday to Sunday, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
"Sen. Marco Rubio, who has staked his future on wining his home state, looks like he'll soon be toast,'' Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in a statement accompanying the results, Florida Today reported. "He trails GOP leader Donald Trump by more than 20 points with polling through Sunday night. There are very few examples of candidates making up that much ground in 24 hours."
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The recent poll reveals Trump and Clinton hold big leads going into Tuesday's presidential primaries in Florida with Trump leading Rubio by a margin of 46 percent to 22 percent, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 14 percent and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 10 percent. On the Democratic side, Clinton leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by a margin of 60 percent to 34 percent, according to the poll, Florida Today reported.
Florida Atlantic University poll released Saturday shows Trump holding a 23-point lead and Clinton ahead by 28 points.
Candidates are scheduled to speak in different parts of the state such as Rubio who is scheduled to make campaign stops in Jacksonville, Melbourne, West Palm Beach and West Miami.
Trump is scheduled to speak in Tampa Monday afternoon.