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Hillary Clinton has double-digit leads over two favorite sons of Florida in the 2016 presidential race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll on Thursday.

Clinton leads former Gov. Jeb Bush, 51 percent to 40 percent, and tops Sen. Marco Rubio, 52 percent to 41 percent, in the survey of Florida voters.


The Democratic front-runner is incredibly popular. Sixty-two percent of Floridians look on her favorably, and only a third have a negative opinion. Twenty-six percent of Republicans and 56 percent of men have a favorable opinion of Clinton. Rubio has 41 percent favorability, and 34 percent have an unfavorable view. (The latter number is up 10 points over the past year.) Half the state has a favorable view of former Gov. Jeb Bush, with 35 percent disapproving.

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While other recent polls have shown President Barack Obama’s approval rating slipping, he is slightly above water in Florida. Fifty percent approve of his job performance and 45 percent disapprove.

The poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted March 13-18. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.