Ahead of Christmas Day, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s campaign confirmed he will spend three days in the critical primary state of New Hampshire.

According to Rubio's campaign, Rubio will meet voters and share his stance on national security and improving the U.S. economy.

His first stop will be a town hall meeting in Rochester at 9 a.m. EST, followed by a second town hall in Conway at 6 p.m. On Dec. 22, Rubio will engage in two further town halls at Berlin at 9 a.m. and Littleton at 6 p.m.

Rubio's final day in New Hampshire before Christmas will be another early event. At 9 a.m., he will be in Franklin for a pancake breakfast. After the New Hampshire trip, he will return to Miami, Florida, on Christmas Eve to celebrate the holiday with his family.

Based on the Boston Globe's polling data in New Hampshire released on Dec. 18, Rubio holds second place within the GOP presidential field. Rubio tied with fellow Sen. Ted Cruz at 12.4 percent. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also landed in double digits with 10.8 percent, but Donald Trump maintained the lead with 26 percent.

The same poll has Rubio receiving favorable positive ratings from Republican voters. From the 430 survey respondents, 170 people had a "somewhat favorable" opinion of the Florida senator, narrowly ahead of the 108 people with a "very favorable" view. While 40 people held a "very unfavorable" opinion of Rubio, 72 people had a "somewhat unfavorable."

With Rubio's collective 278 people having a positive opinion of him, he surpassed Trump's net positive of 234 people. More people have a negative view of Trump as 175 people said they hold either a "somewhat" or "very" unfavorable opinion of the businessman. If given the opportunity to select a second Republican candidate, Rubio led with 15.5 percent, narrowly edging out Christie's 14.9 percent and Cruz's 14.7 percent.

The New Hampshire primary is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9. The primary will occur after the first caucus in Iowa, set for Feb. 1.

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