Florida Democrats heading Republicans in competition for Rubio Senate seat

Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., speaks during a news discussion outward a U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2014. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

The competition to reinstate Marco Rubio in a Senate is branch blue.

A new Quinnipiac University poll

Murphy leads GOP Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, 37% to 29%, and tops Rep. Ron DeSantis, 37% to 30%, according to a poll.  Meanwhile, Grayson is forward of  Lopez-Cantera, 35% to 32%, and also leads DeSantis, 37% to 31%.

It would be a vital and psychological bonus for Democrats to win the chair assigned by Rubio, who is running for boss and has come underneath conflict for missing votes

The news is mixed for Democrats in Senate races in dual other pitch states.

Former Ohio administrator Ted Strickland leads Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman, 46% to 43%.

While in Pennsylvania, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey leads both Democratic challenger Joe Sestak, 49% to 34%, Democrat Katie McGinty, 51% to 31%, according to a poll.

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