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Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney won a landslide victory in the party primary elections in Florida, confirming its status as the main contender for the nomination for the presidential candidate of the Republican Party. Although the vote count in Florida continued till late evening on 31 January, Mitt Romney victory was evident soon after the first results. Romney scored slightly less than half the votes, while his nearest rival - former House Speaker Newt Gingrich - a third of the votes. Thus, Romney returned to his leadership that he gave Gingrich the primaries in South Carolina 10 days ago.
According to surveys of voters, Romney has received overwhelming support from women voters. In Gingrich's a slight advantage among voters who consider themselves "very conservative". Both the applicant are almost equal among the supporters of the Movement Tea Party and evangelical Christians. Exit polls indicate that Republican voters in Florida are concerned not so much the degree of conservatism of the candidate, as its potential ability to improve the economic situation in the state where the collapse of the housing market has been particularly sensitive. Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania came third - he has 13 percent of the vote. Closes the race with 7 percent of the votes from Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
Florida - a large staff with diverse constituencies. Many observers regard the Republican contest in Florida as a rehearsal for a national confrontation that awaits future Republican nominee and Democrat Barack Obama in the presidential election on November 6. Commenting on his victory in Florida, Mitt Romney said:
- Competition in the primary election - it is not easy. Opponents of the other parties are closely monitoring what is happening and console themselves with the struggle between a divide and weaken us. But I have to tell them that this battle, however, tempers us. And when we meet here in Florida, seven months after the Party Congress - it will be a united party with an attractive political program for America.
The main opponent Mitt Romney - Newt Gingrich - has no doubt that the defeat of Florida does not make his chances:
- Romney can not win the support of most conservatives. And I can. I support the majority of the delegates of Party Congress, and I will be declared presidential candidate.
Gingrich explained his defeat in Florida, a massive advertising campaign against him, paid campaign staffers Mitt Romney. In his campaign appeal to the voters said that Florida, directing the Party Congress, only 50 delegates, from a practical point of view is not as valuable as my own Gingrich of Georgia, with its 76th delegates. Gingrich says it will fight for the nomination until the end. The following preliminary election will be held on February 4 in Nevada.
About how the results of primaries in Florida may affect the future course of the campaign, told Radio Free Grant Neale, a professor at Ohio State University:
- Newt Gingrich said that, even after losing in Florida, he still can not get away from the race and continue to fight. But if the results of primaries in Florida and did not affect his determination, they may affect the funding his company. People will see that Gingrich and less likely to stop donating money.
- Mitt Romney says that he lost in South Karolline due to the fact that Newt Gingrich has spent more money there on election campaign. In Florida, where he spent more than Romney. Is the dependence is so straight?
- The U.S. Supreme Court decided that the donation of funds for election campaign should be equated with freedom of expression. These tools are important, but they decide not all. For example, in the recent struggle for the post of governor of California, Meg Whitman has spent more money on the election campaign, but lost to Jerry Brown. I personally would like to see this money go to some needs of Americans, not for political advertising, the more that this advertising is largely negative.
But he thinks about the negative campaign of UC Berkeley professor Henry Brady:
- I think that the negative campaign will provide Obama a mass of facts which can then be used against the Republican nominee. On the other hand, the strongest criticism is obviously tempered Mitt Romney and prepared for battle with Obama, who is an experienced politician. Yes, they say that we need a more polite tone, but the fact that the negative campaign is bearing fruit, opponents can not take away from each other voters. And while this is true, nobody is going to abandon the current practice.
- Who can speak louder than against Obama - Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich?
- Of course, Romney. In Gingrich too many ethical problems - his marriage, his work for the company, Fred Mack. In addition, it is much more conservative than Romney, who is more centrist position. In Romney's broader electoral base, and if the Republicans win, it was only with him.
According to surveys of voters, Romney has received overwhelming support from women voters. In Gingrich's a slight advantage among voters who consider themselves "very conservative". Both the applicant are almost equal among the supporters of the Movement Tea Party and evangelical Christians. Exit polls indicate that Republican voters in Florida are concerned not so much the degree of conservatism of the candidate, as its potential ability to improve the economic situation in the state where the collapse of the housing market has been particularly sensitive. Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania came third - he has 13 percent of the vote. Closes the race with 7 percent of the votes from Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
Florida - a large staff with diverse constituencies. Many observers regard the Republican contest in Florida as a rehearsal for a national confrontation that awaits future Republican nominee and Democrat Barack Obama in the presidential election on November 6. Commenting on his victory in Florida, Mitt Romney said:
- Competition in the primary election - it is not easy. Opponents of the other parties are closely monitoring what is happening and console themselves with the struggle between a divide and weaken us. But I have to tell them that this battle, however, tempers us. And when we meet here in Florida, seven months after the Party Congress - it will be a united party with an attractive political program for America.
The main opponent Mitt Romney - Newt Gingrich - has no doubt that the defeat of Florida does not make his chances:
- Romney can not win the support of most conservatives. And I can. I support the majority of the delegates of Party Congress, and I will be declared presidential candidate.
Gingrich explained his defeat in Florida, a massive advertising campaign against him, paid campaign staffers Mitt Romney. In his campaign appeal to the voters said that Florida, directing the Party Congress, only 50 delegates, from a practical point of view is not as valuable as my own Gingrich of Georgia, with its 76th delegates. Gingrich says it will fight for the nomination until the end. The following preliminary election will be held on February 4 in Nevada.
About how the results of primaries in Florida may affect the future course of the campaign, told Radio Free Grant Neale, a professor at Ohio State University:
- Newt Gingrich said that, even after losing in Florida, he still can not get away from the race and continue to fight. But if the results of primaries in Florida and did not affect his determination, they may affect the funding his company. People will see that Gingrich and less likely to stop donating money.
- Mitt Romney says that he lost in South Karolline due to the fact that Newt Gingrich has spent more money there on election campaign. In Florida, where he spent more than Romney. Is the dependence is so straight?
- The U.S. Supreme Court decided that the donation of funds for election campaign should be equated with freedom of expression. These tools are important, but they decide not all. For example, in the recent struggle for the post of governor of California, Meg Whitman has spent more money on the election campaign, but lost to Jerry Brown. I personally would like to see this money go to some needs of Americans, not for political advertising, the more that this advertising is largely negative.
But he thinks about the negative campaign of UC Berkeley professor Henry Brady:
- I think that the negative campaign will provide Obama a mass of facts which can then be used against the Republican nominee. On the other hand, the strongest criticism is obviously tempered Mitt Romney and prepared for battle with Obama, who is an experienced politician. Yes, they say that we need a more polite tone, but the fact that the negative campaign is bearing fruit, opponents can not take away from each other voters. And while this is true, nobody is going to abandon the current practice.
- Who can speak louder than against Obama - Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich?
- Of course, Romney. In Gingrich too many ethical problems - his marriage, his work for the company, Fred Mack. In addition, it is much more conservative than Romney, who is more centrist position. In Romney's broader electoral base, and if the Republicans win, it was only with him.
