More Florida Republicans would rather former Gov. Jeb Bush run for president than Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), according to a new Quinnipiac Poll.
The poll, released Wednesday, found that 32 percent of Florida Republicans want Bush to run, compared to 15 percent who prefer Rubio. Another 11 percent said they want former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to run. No other candidate was able to get double digits.
Rubio has said he won’t run for re-election if he decides to run for president.
On the Democratic side, 61 percent of Floridians said they would like Hillary Clinton to run for president, followed by 11 percent who said they would like Vice President Joe Biden to run, and 9 percent chose Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 936 Florida voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points. It surveyed 322 registered Repbulicans and the margin of error was plus or minus 5.3 percentage points. There were 322 registered Democrats surveyed and the margin of error there was plus or minus 5.5 percentage points.
