Newt Gingrich stomps Mitt Romney in Florida poll
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Newt Gingrich is blowing up in the polls 鈥� everywhere. But his lead is huge in Florida, a key early primary state. He's benefiting from Herman Cain's collapse in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and the claim of a 13-year affair with single-mother Ginger White.聽
Consider Conservaposts鈥檚 take by Daniel Bruski on the latest numbers, which shows the former Speaker with a 24-point lead over Mitt Rommey.
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Here鈥檚 the shattering results from the poll:
NEWT GINGRICH - 41%
MITT ROMNEY - 17%
HERMAN CAIN - 13%
RICK PERRY - 7%
RON PAUL - 4%
MICHELE BACHMANN - 3%
RICK SANTORUM - 1%
"With how things are going at this point in time, I believe that will garner Iowa, come close to or win New Hampshire, and win both South Carolina and Florida with numbers off the charts. In my nonprofessional opinion, Speaker Gingrich is the only candidate that can mount a successful bid against both Mitt Romney for the Republican Nomination and Barack Obama for the American Presidency; he harbors necessary to do this right."
- Daniel Bruski
Of course, Florida - like South Carolina and Iowa - appears susceptible to the GOP鈥檚 鈥渇lavor of the moment鈥� race to this point: Rick Perry and Herman Cain also had massive bumps in their poll numbers in all three states only to fall back to Earth as their campaigns faltered. The only constant has been New Hampshire, where Mitt Romney has maintained a sizable advantage.
Go beyond:
- Find Newt: to see if his 鈥淪lice the Deficit鈥� pizza party will be near you.
- Check out this of Newt Gingrich as man, myth, and politician from PBS Frontline from 1995.聽
