Although Donald Trump is still the GOP presidential front-runner, a new Quinnipiac Poll reveals that Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are gaining on him and Rubio now appears to be the strongest, most-liked candidate who could defeat Hillary Clinton 48 to 41 percent, Newsmax reports. The poll also projects that, for Democrats, Bernie Sanders is the most liked in matchups against Republicans.

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