Romney Takes Florida Presidential Primary
By: NBC News
Updated: February 1, 2012
Chalk up a second victory for Mitt Romney in his bid to become the Republican nominee for the White House in November.
Florida's primary is over and it was a landslide. Turns out Newt Gingrich came nowhere near defeating Romney, but he's vowing to take this fight all the way.
Gingrich insists he'll be back when Tampa hosts the Republican Convention in August, making this a two-man race to the very end.
Mitt Romney now has three times as many delegates as Newt Gingrich -- and starting tomorrow, Secret Service protection, too - after the decisive win in Florida. Romney previously won the New Hampshire primary.
In Florida, Romney won the votes of women, seniors and Hispanics - 46% of the vote - after bombarding Florida with ads targeting Gingrich. "A competitive primary does not divide us; it prepares us." "Ours will be a united party with a winning ticket for America!", Romney said.
Gingrich is the only candidate who did not call to congratulate Romney. He came in a distant second but insists he'll compete in upcoming caucus states. "We are going to contest every place and we are going to win and we will be in Tampa as the nominee in August!" Gingrich proclaimed.
Overnight federal reports revealed who's funding these campaigns. Wall Street is backing Romney. His PAC earned 30 million last year.
Gingrich's PAC got a 10 million dollar donation from one casino owner - five times what they'd raised earlier.
The money will likely fuel more negative ads. "The American public does not want to see two or three candidates get into a mud -- you know, a mud-wrestling match where everybody walks away dirty," said Rick Santorum, who finished third in Florida Tuesday.
Now it's on to Nevada this weekend, where the Florida Primary's fourth place finisher Ron Paul says he's got his best chance of winning, "If enthusiasm wins election, we win hands down," he said.
Florida's primary is over and it was a landslide. Turns out Newt Gingrich came nowhere near defeating Romney, but he's vowing to take this fight all the way.
Gingrich insists he'll be back when Tampa hosts the Republican Convention in August, making this a two-man race to the very end.
Mitt Romney now has three times as many delegates as Newt Gingrich -- and starting tomorrow, Secret Service protection, too - after the decisive win in Florida. Romney previously won the New Hampshire primary.
In Florida, Romney won the votes of women, seniors and Hispanics - 46% of the vote - after bombarding Florida with ads targeting Gingrich. "A competitive primary does not divide us; it prepares us." "Ours will be a united party with a winning ticket for America!", Romney said.
Gingrich is the only candidate who did not call to congratulate Romney. He came in a distant second but insists he'll compete in upcoming caucus states. "We are going to contest every place and we are going to win and we will be in Tampa as the nominee in August!" Gingrich proclaimed.
Overnight federal reports revealed who's funding these campaigns. Wall Street is backing Romney. His PAC earned 30 million last year.
Gingrich's PAC got a 10 million dollar donation from one casino owner - five times what they'd raised earlier.
The money will likely fuel more negative ads. "The American public does not want to see two or three candidates get into a mud -- you know, a mud-wrestling match where everybody walks away dirty," said Rick Santorum, who finished third in Florida Tuesday.
Now it's on to Nevada this weekend, where the Florida Primary's fourth place finisher Ron Paul says he's got his best chance of winning, "If enthusiasm wins election, we win hands down," he said.
Comments
No difference between Romney and Obama. Four more years of gridlock may be preferable after all.
Randall S.
February 1, 2012 at 5:25 pm
No difference between Romney and Obama. Four more years of gridlock may be preferable after all.
Randall S.
February 1, 2012 at 5:24 pm
