Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has fallen 23 points behind frontrunner Donald Trump in Rubio’s home state of Florida, according to two new polls.
A CBS News poll showed Trump with 44 percent support in the critical state, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in second with 24 percent and Rubio down to 21 percent.
An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll that was also release on Sunday showed Trump with 43 percent, Rubio with 22 percent, and Cruz with 21 percent.
A Florida Atlantic University poll released on Saturday showed similar results.
The Florida senator has encouraged supporters in the state to vote for Kasich as a means of trumping Trump.
