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Donald Trump’s support has surged to 44 percent among likely Republican voters in Florida, a 6-point leap from last week. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio’s support in his home state has slightly fallen to 27 percent. | AP Photo Monmouth poll: Trump surging, Rubio sinking in Florida

Donald Trump has expanded his lead over Marco Rubio in the Florida senator’s home state, a Monmouth University poll out Monday shows.

Trump’s support has surged to 44 percent among likely Republican voters, a 6-point leap from last week. Meanwhile, Rubio’s support has slightly fallen to 27 percent. Ted Cruz and John Kasich round out the poll at 17 percent and 9 percent, respectively.

More than one-in-three voters said they have already cast votes in the state’s winner-take-all primary. Another third said they have already decided who they will vote for, while 20 percent have a strong preference toward a candidate.

An overwhelming percentage of voters were unfazed by Trump’s handling of a canceled rally in Chicago on Friday. Sixty-six percent said Trump’s response had no impact on their voting choices, and 22 percent were said they were more likely to back Trump now.

Other recent polls also suggest Trump will leave Florida on Tuesday with a commanding victory over Rubio. A win in Florida would put the New York billionaire 99 delegates closer to the 1,237 and likely end Rubio’s campaign.

On the trail, Trump has accused Rubio of defrauding Florida voters and hammered his voting record in the Senate. But nearly 60 percent of Florida Republicans approve of what Rubio has done in the Senate — 21 percent strongly approve, and 38 percent somewhat approve.

Trump, however, is still the favorite. In a hypothetical head-to-head between Trump and Rubio, 54 percent would back Trump. And despite Rubio’s claims about the number of Republicans who would never vote for the real-estate mogul, 74 percent said they would choose him over Clinton or an independent in the general election. Just 4 percent suggested they wouldn’t vote.

The poll of 405 likely primary voters was conducted March 11-13 via landline and cellphone. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.