Rubio Is Only Potential Trump Stopper Trailing Big in Home State
Ted Cruz leads comfortably in Texas, while John Kasich is within striking distance in Ohio. And Rubio?
Senator Marco Rubio greets people before speaking during a community rally on Nov. 15, 2015, in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Of the three plausible alternatives to Donald Trump, Marco Rubio is the only candidate who is trailing considerably in his home state, according to early polling. Ted Cruz leads comfortably in Texas, while John Kasich is within striking distance in Ohio.
A Florida poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac found Trump leading Rubio by a margin of 44 to 28 percent with likely Republican voters. Trump led with nearly every sub-group: with all ages, both sexes, and all ideologies, including Tea Party voters and evangelicals, and with voters without a college degree. Rubio led among voters with a college degree.