2016 presidential polls news: New poll shows Donald Trump leading Rubio in Florida

(REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein)Donald Trump speaks at Dayton International Airport, March 14, 2016

It seems Sen. Marco Rubio won't be having a good day as a new poll released Monday revealed that he is being led by Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

While Trump's big wins over the past weeks were somehow expected by some, the new poll is quite a big blow to the Florida senator as he was initially said to lead in his home state.

In the new poll by the Quinnipiac University, the businessman is leading Rubio with 46 percent to 22 percent, respectively. In third place is Ted Cruz, with 14 percent of the overall support — a number that isn't surprising despite his numbered wins against Trump.

Rubio was already predicted to win Florida since he appeared to have put his last card in his home state. However, the latest polls might turn out to be his call for dropping out of the race, as some critics have suggested earlier, when he failed to grab more delegates during Super Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the new poll also looked inside the heart of Ohio and it turns out Trump is having a hard time getting the townspeople to his side as the figures reveal he is tied at 38 percent with John Kasich. It should be noted that Rubio asked the people of Ohio to shower their support on Kasich during one of his rallies.

Earlier last week, the Republican party was said to be debating whether they should put Cruz in the hot seat beside Trump so they can stop his reign. It seems this will be possible if Rubio drops out of the presidential race. On the other hand, it appears that Rubio is hanging on to his last thread of hope that is supposed to keep him in the heated battle.

As for the other side of the race, Hillary Clinton seems to secure her spot on top of the Democratic party as she is leading Bernie Sanders by huge numbers. Compared to Clinton's 60 percent, the Vermont senator is far behind at 34 percent.

Florida will hold its primary on Tuesday, March 15.

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