Posted on 01/27/2012 8:46:19 PM PST by Steelfish
Mitt Romney Leading Polls in Florida Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Newt Gingrich in Florida with a nine-point lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. 'I think if Romney wins this, it's over for Newt,' one pollster says.
Fearful GOP leaders pray Newt Gingrich can be stopped in Florida
By Paul West January 27 — After months of gyrating front-runners and inconclusive voter tests, a victory by Mitt Romney in the looming Florida primary would send the 2012 campaign down a well-worn path — pointing the most established GOP contender toward a highly competitive race against President Obama in the fall election.
If Newt Gingrich wins, the contours of the battle would be radically different: a prolonged intraparty struggle unlike any the GOP has seen in decades, pitting the former House speaker as an insurgent force against many present and former elected officials he once led, with unpredictable consequences in November if he is the nominee.
Romney has, for now at least, pulled ahead of Gingrich in the roller-coaster campaign for Florida. An opinion survey of Florida Republicans, released Friday by Quinnipiac University, showed Romney leading Gingrich by nine points, 38% to 29%. Rep. Ron Paul and former Sen. Rick Santorum were far back, at 14% and 12%, respectively.
"I think if Romney wins this, it's over for Newt," said John McLaughlin, a veteran Republican pollster who is unaffiliated in the presidential campaign. Looking ahead, Romney has the advantage in the Feb. 4 Nevada caucuses and other, largely symbolic contests next month, including a nonbinding Feb. 7 primary in Missouri, where Gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot.
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‘I think if Romney wins this, it’s over for Newt,’
That is exactly what I said, word for word, at the end of last night’s debate.
Ping to my post #38.
OVER? there are 46 states left sfter florida and three other candidates with plenty of fire in their bellies. This ain’t over.
“So far we have only heard from 3 states, 4 counting Fla, there are 46 states still to hear from so this is no where near over.”
Yeah, it will be, if Newt loses.
If Newt loses Tuesday, the other states don’t matter, the meme will have been set, and the money will dry up.
Yeah, but FL lost half of their total delegates (was 100, now only 50) which is a good thing if Willard squeaks out a win.
Remember, TX has over 150 delegates which will go to Newt :)
Enough already with the pings Jim. I have asked nicely to be removed from your ping list.
I can read the news on Newt...
But santorum won Iowa not Willard.
Romney is a technician. Gingrich is a philosopher.
They have power and since they got that, they have money (see: “Crony Capitalism” by Sarah Palin 09/11 Indianola, Iowa).
They can lift and empower and enrich who they choose.
We threaten that. When there’s enough to go around and our future seems secure, we tend to work and sleep and tend to our lives and families.
When things get uncomfortable for us, we start to get riled up....
Do you always give up this easily?
I think its over for roms because he DID lose South Carolina, so there
We have a federal judge messing with our primary right now so no telling what is gong to happen here (Texas). In a winner take all state you do not vote for a candidate you vote to stop a candidate. So everyone in Fla should vote for Newt to stop Romney. And everyone in Virgina should vote Paul to stop Romney, since only Paul and Romney are on the ballot.
Florida will be tighter than South Carolina. The end result will be the same. Only Newtzilla can derail Newtzilla.
Constant jedi mind tricks and all this time I thought it was scifi.
This one is worth staying in till the end.
Newt was just on Greta, and he said that even if he loses in Florida it is not over. In fact he laughed when she asked him about it, basically saying this is just the beginning.
He’s not going away without a fight.
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Good! I will bust open my piggy bank and do whatever else I can.
Their arrogance will never allow that to happen so we will just have to do it the old fashion way.Beat the shit out of them.
Smile
Keep the tin foil ready
And the powder dry
Indeed
And God help me for saying this
But we will NOT allow an elite group to choose our candidate this time. We have been there before.
This time it will be different.
We will see who stands or goes forth away from us.
We CANNOT allow 4 more years of O
Patriots
Time to stand up
And Palin? If you really care now is the time. I dont know if we have any left.
Time to go all in
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