Two new polls give former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a solid lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in both Ohio and Florida just days before the upcoming March 15 primary, while one gives billionaire Donald Trump an edge over home-state candidates Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. A Quinnipiac University Poll released this morning gives Clinton a 52 percent to 43 percent lead over Sanders, while a new CNN/ORC poll gives her a 63 percent to 33 percent lead in Ohio.

WASHINGTON – Two new polls of Ohio say Gov. John Kasich still has work to do in the final days before the March 15 primary if he wants to top Donald Trump and keep his presidential campaign alive.



A CNN/ORC poll shows billionaire businessman Trump leading in Ohio 41 percent to Kasich's 35 percent. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz comes in third at 15 percent, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has 7 percent.



Meanwhile, a Quinnipiac University Poll has Kasich trailing Trump 32 percent to 38 percent, with Cruz and Rubio trailing far behind. In Ohio, the poll says 5 percent of voters remain undecided while 27 percent of those who name a candidate say they might change their mind.



The CNN poll also finds that 71 percent of Ohio voters say Kasich should leave the race if he loses Ohio � something he says he will do. Ohio has 66 GOP delegates in one of the first winner-take-all primaries in the Republican presidential primary election.



The two polls also give Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a solid lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in both Ohio and Florida just days before the upcoming March 15 primary. They also show Trump handily defeating Rubio in Florida, a scenario that, if it holds true, could mean the end of Rubio's campaign.



"The effort within the Republican Party to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidential nomination appears unlikely to stop him from taking Florida's delegate-rich winner-take-all primary," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "But that effort might have a better chance of success in Ohio where Gov. John Kasich is giving 'The Donald' a tougher run for his money."



Brown's poll says that in Ohio, men are backing Trump 44 percent to 29 percent over Kasich, while women go for Kasich 36 percent to 31 percent.



Qunnipiac says Trump is leading native son Rubio 45 percent to 22 percent among Florida likely Republican primary voters.



In Ohio, the Quinnipiac Poll gives Clinton a 52 percent to 43 percent lead over Sanders, while a new CNN/ORC poll gives her a 63 percent to 33 percent lead in Ohio. On the Democratic side, the Quinnipiac Poll finds that five percent of voters remain undecided with days until the March 15 primary. Seventeen percent, meanwhile, say they might change their mind.



Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, called Ohio �a long shot� for Sanders, but said the lead in the state is nowhere near as large as the 30 percentage point lead Clinton has over Sanders in Florida.



In that state, she leads Sanders 62 percent to 32 percent among likely Florida Democratic voters.



Brown said in order for Sanders to win, he �has to get all the undecideds and then take Clinton voters away from her.�



Women are more likely to support Clinton in Ohio, giving her a 59 percent to 34 percent lead. Men, meanwhile support Sanders 53 percent to 44 percent.



Sanders wins 58 to 39 percent among voters who describe themselves as �very liberal.� Clinton, meanwhile, leads 58 percent to 37 percent among "somewhat liberal" voters and 56 percent to 38 percent among "moderate" and "conservative" voters.



And young voters overwhelmingly support Sanders, 65 percent to 34 percent, while Clinton leads among voters 45 and over.



The Quinnipiac Poll of Democrats surveyed 521 likely Ohio Democratic voters between March 2 and 7. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.3 percentage points for the Democratic poll, and 3.7 percent for the GOP poll.



In the CNN/ORC poll, meanwhile, about 7 in 10 voters say they have definitely decided who to support. But in the GOP primary, the support isn't as solid - 58 percent say they have definitely decided whom to support. Fifty-nine percent of Trump supporters say their decision is firm; 61 percent of Kasich's backers say they won't change their mind.



The CNN polls were conducted March 2 through 6. The Ohio survey looked at 1,002 adults, including 294 likely Democratic primary voters and 359 likely Republican voters. The margin of error is 5 points among Republicans and 5.5 points with Democrats.