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Less than two weeks ago, Mitt Romney had a 22-point lead in Florida, but thats ancient history in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Following his big win in South Carolina on Saturday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now is on top in Florida by nine.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Florida Republican Primary Voters, taken Sunday evening, finds Gingrich earning 41% of the vote with Romney in second at 32%. Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum runs third with 11%, while Texas Congressman Ron Paul attracts support from eight percent (8%). Nine percent (9%) remain undecided.(To see survey question wording, click here).
Florida allows early voting, and Romney leads among those voters by 11 points. Gingrich leads by 12 among those who have not yet voted. Fourteen percent (14%) have already cast their vote.
One-in-three (32%) say they still could change their minds before they vote in the January 31 primary. Another nine percent (9%) have no initial preference yet. Fifty-nine percent (59%) are already certain of their vote, including 73% of Romney supporters and 62% of Gingrich voters.
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/florida/2012_florida_republican_primary
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)kemah
(276 posts)People by now know all about the GOP candidates. Both have been open books, especially Gingrich. With the closed GOP primary, the tea party faction will go for Newt. He is their kind of guy. Racist, older, and looks and talks like they do. The FL tea party was nervous about Gingrich being able to win. But now that he has won in South Carolina, he has alleviated their concerns. They know think that his more electable than Romney.
Broderick
(4,578 posts)Bbwwwahahaha Republicans!!!
Saving Hawaii
(441 posts)Jesus Krishna you people. You could still change your minds? You guys change your minds every week. It's like keeping up with the flavor of the week at Baskin Robbins, trying to figure out who the current Republican frontrunner is.